Bangladesh vs India: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Bangladesh
78.1%
in 2020
India
79.4%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
95th
India rank
93rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 79.4% against 78.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 95th and India ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | India |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | India |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | India |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 4.5% | 1.7% | India |
| 1910s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 11.6% | 15.2% | 3.7% | India |
| 1930s | 15.4% | 19.9% | 4.5% | India |
| 1940s | 19.2% | 23.4% | 4.1% | India |
| 1950s | 21.9% | 26.3% | 4.4% | India |
| 1960s | 22.7% | 29.1% | 6.4% | India |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 34.8% | 12.0% | India |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 39.1% | 1.5% | India |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 52.0% | 4.9% | India |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 61.6% | 1.8% | India |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 72.5% | 0.7% | India |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 79.4% | 1.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 79.4% against 78.1% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Bangladesh and India?
- 1.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th and India ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.