Bangladesh vs India: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Bangladesh
3.05 million number
in 2019
India
23.40 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
India rank
1st

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199720082019

How they compare

India currently reports 23.40 million number against 3.05 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 20.35 million number.

That makes India's figure about 7.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 164 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1990s 4.04 million number 18.97 million number 14.92 million number India
2000s 5.21 million number 21.22 million number 16.01 million number India
2010s 3.76 million number 22.82 million number 19.06 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 23.40 million number against 3.05 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Bangladesh and India?
20.35 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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