Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: School age population, pre-primary education, female
Bangladesh
4.77 million
in 2025
Ethiopia
5.40 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
6th
School age population, pre-primary education, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.40 million against 4.77 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 622,390.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 222 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 1.46 million | 247,536 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 1.85 million | 336,810 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.29 million | 2.73 million | 438,660 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.23 million | 3.79 million | 1.44 million | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.76 million | 4.45 million | 307,516 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 4.63 million | 5.02 million | 386,777 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 5.40 million against 4.77 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 622,390, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, 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