Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Bangladesh
4.43 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
5.26 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
8th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.26 million number against 4.43 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 832,400 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.27 million number 689,608 number 3.58 million number Bangladesh
1980s 5.43 million number 867,661 number 4.57 million number Bangladesh
1990s 6.22 million number 1.57 million number 4.65 million number Bangladesh
2000s 4.57 million number 3.42 million number 1.15 million number Bangladesh
2010s 4.63 million number 4.76 million number 126,942 number Ethiopia
2020s 4.43 million number 5.26 million number 832,400 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 5.26 million number against 4.43 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
832,400 number, with Ethiopia 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, lower secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 8th 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.