Bangladesh vs Philippines: School age population, lower secondary education, female
Bangladesh
4.60 million
in 2025
Philippines
4.64 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
10th
Philippines rank
9th
School age population, lower secondary education, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 4.64 million against 4.60 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 47,090.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 million | 1.62 million | 2.92 million | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.69 million | 1.93 million | 3.76 million | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.69 million | 2.35 million | 4.34 million | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.78 million | 2.93 million | 1.85 million | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5.17 million | 3.54 million | 1.63 million | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 4.80 million | 4.55 million | 246,477 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Bangladesh or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 4.64 million against 4.60 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 47,090, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 9th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release