What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Bangladesh and Brazil?

1.13 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?

14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Brazil: Enrolment in primary education, female

Bangladesh

8.80 million number

in 2018

Brazil

7.67 million number

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

7th

Brazil rank

9th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Bangladesh
Brazil

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 8.80 million number against 7.67 million number in Brazil, a difference of 1.13 million number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.30 million number	6.89 million number	4.59 million number	Brazil
1980s	4.94 million number	9.06 million number	4.12 million number	Brazil
2000s	8.20 million number	8.50 million number	307,612 number	Brazil
2010s	8.71 million number	7.79 million number	919,960 number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Bangladesh or Brazil?: Bangladesh, at 8.80 million number against 7.67 million number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Bangladesh and Brazil?: 1.13 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.