Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Bangladesh
4.43 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific
45.23 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
9th
East Asia & Pacific rank
13th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 45.23 million number against 4.43 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 40.80 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 10.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 205 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 4.27 million number 39.54 million number 35.27 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 5.43 million number 58.08 million number 52.65 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 6.22 million number 51.72 million number 45.51 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 4.57 million number 55.45 million number 50.88 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 4.63 million number 45.72 million number 41.09 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 45.23 million number against 4.43 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
40.80 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (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

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