Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
2.98 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
39.53 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
8th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 39.53 million number against 2.98 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 36.56 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 204 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.95 million number 39.23 million number 37.28 million number Upper middle income
1980s 2.39 million number 45.82 million number 43.43 million number Upper middle income
1990s 2.93 million number 45.41 million number 42.48 million number Upper middle income
2000s 3.15 million number 44.81 million number 41.65 million number Upper middle income
2010s 3.13 million number 39.34 million number 36.21 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 39.53 million number against 2.98 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
36.56 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.