Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Bangladesh
1.46 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
1.35 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
9th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.46 million number against 1.35 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 107,430 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 204 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 952,895 number 363,806 number 589,088 number Bangladesh
1980s 1.17 million number 462,205 number 711,999 number Bangladesh
1990s 1.44 million number 683,512 number 751,641 number Bangladesh
2000s 1.54 million number 939,834 number 604,873 number Bangladesh
2010s 1.53 million number 1.26 million number 273,428 number Bangladesh
2020s 1.46 million number 1.35 million number 107,430 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Bangladesh, at 1.46 million number against 1.35 million number in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
107,430 number, with Bangladesh 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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