Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
8.71 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia
9.19 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
6th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 9.19 million number against 8.71 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 483,460 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.29 million number 2.95 million number 653,699 number Ethiopia
1980s 2.76 million number 3.83 million number 1.07 million number Ethiopia
1990s 4.40 million number 5.34 million number 935,825 number Ethiopia
2000s 9.66 million number 7.27 million number 2.39 million number Bangladesh
2010s 8.97 million number 8.55 million number 420,010 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 9.19 million number against 8.71 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
483,460 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.