Bangladesh vs China: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Bangladesh
95.5%
in 2018
China
95.3%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
111th
China rank
113th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • China
20406080100197319962019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 95.5% against 95.3% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 111th and China ranks 113th of 193 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh China Difference Ahead
1970s 30.1% 79.7% 49.6% China
1980s 33.8% 63.4% 29.6% China
1990s 42.4% 67.5% 25.2% China
2000s 73.1% 88.3% 15.2% China
2010s 88.7% 92.7% 3.9% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Bangladesh or China?
Bangladesh, at 95.5% against 95.3% in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Bangladesh and China?
0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
19 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 111th and China ranks 113th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.