Bangladesh vs China: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Bangladesh
6 years
in 2019
China
6 years
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
24th
China rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6 years against 6 years in China, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 24th and China ranks 24th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | China |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6.4 years | 0.4 years | China |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 6 years against 6 years in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Bangladesh and China?
- 0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Bangladesh ranks 24th and China ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.