Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Bangladesh
2.91 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
2.99 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
7th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.99 million number against 2.91 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 78,650 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.22 million number 891,879 number 1.32 million number Bangladesh
1980s 2.68 million number 1.16 million number 1.52 million number Bangladesh
1990s 3.09 million number 1.64 million number 1.44 million number Bangladesh
2000s 3.20 million number 2.27 million number 931,836 number Bangladesh
2010s 3.04 million number 2.76 million number 281,404 number Bangladesh
2020s 2.91 million number 2.99 million number 78,650 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 2.99 million number against 2.91 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
78,650 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of 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.