Bangladesh vs Brazil: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Bangladesh
16.69 million
in 2024
Brazil
15.11 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
8th
Brazil rank
11th
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 16.69 million against 15.11 million in Brazil, a difference of 1.58 million.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.40 million | 14.03 million | 6.63 million | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.23 million | 17.22 million | 8.00 million | Brazil |
| 1990s | 11.94 million | 20.31 million | 8.37 million | Brazil |
| 2000s | 16.29 million | 18.05 million | 1.76 million | Brazil |
| 2010s | 17.25 million | 16.16 million | 1.09 million | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 16.93 million | 15.22 million | 1.72 million | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 16.69 million against 15.11 million in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 1.58 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 11th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.