Bangladesh vs Indonesia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
9.04 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
13.92 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Indonesia rank
6th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 13.92 million number against 9.04 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.88 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.74 million number 8.73 million number 8,414 number Bangladesh
1980s 11.09 million number 11.29 million number 207,260 number Indonesia
1990s 12.70 million number 13.00 million number 300,920 number Indonesia
2000s 9.33 million number 13.32 million number 3.99 million number Indonesia
2010s 9.47 million number 13.84 million number 4.37 million number Indonesia
2020s 9.04 million number 13.92 million number 4.88 million number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 13.92 million number against 9.04 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
4.88 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.