Bangladesh vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Bangladesh
1.56 million
in 2025
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
33.19 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
9th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 33.19 million against 1.56 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 31.63 million.
That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 21.3 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 222 countries.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 35.32 million | 34.11 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 34.33 million | 32.82 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1990s | 1.63 million | 36.79 million | 35.15 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2000s | 1.73 million | 33.90 million | 32.18 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 34.58 million | 32.97 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 34.62 million | 33.10 million | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Bangladesh or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 33.19 million against 1.56 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 31.63 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, 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