Bangladesh vs Early-demographic dividend: Primary education, pupils

Bangladesh
16.69 million
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
364.78 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
8th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Early-demographic dividend
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M197019972024

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 364.78 million against 16.69 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 348.09 million.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 21.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 7.40 million 172.64 million 165.24 million Early-demographic dividend
1980s 9.23 million 225.51 million 216.29 million Early-demographic dividend
1990s 11.94 million 258.61 million 246.67 million Early-demographic dividend
2000s 16.29 million 337.75 million 321.45 million Early-demographic dividend
2010s 17.17 million 350.82 million 333.64 million Early-demographic dividend
2020s 16.93 million 354.19 million 337.26 million Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Bangladesh or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 364.78 million against 16.69 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
348.09 million, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.