Bangladesh vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes
Bangladesh
15.64 million
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
508.27 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
17th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
17th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 508.27 million against 15.64 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 492.62 million.
That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 32.5 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th of 197 countries.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.49 million | 225.80 million | 209.31 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 16.88 million | 312.73 million | 295.85 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 17.08 million | 424.61 million | 407.53 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 15.86 million | 498.02 million | 482.16 million | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Bangladesh or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 508.27 million against 15.64 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 492.62 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release