Bangladesh vs United States of America: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
9.04 million number
in 2020
United States of America
12.42 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
9th
United States of America rank
7th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12.42 million number against 9.04 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.38 million number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 8.74 million number 12.48 million number 3.74 million number United States of America
1980s 11.09 million number 10.87 million number 219,830 number Bangladesh
1990s 12.70 million number 11.00 million number 1.69 million number Bangladesh
2000s 9.33 million number 12.62 million number 3.29 million number United States of America
2010s 9.50 million number 12.43 million number 2.93 million number United States of America

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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 12.42 million number against 9.04 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and United States of America?
3.38 million number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 7th 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.