Bangladesh vs Indonesia: School age population, pre-primary education, female
Bangladesh
4.77 million
in 2025
Indonesia
4.38 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
7th
Indonesia rank
8th
School age population, pre-primary education, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 4.77 million against 4.38 million in Indonesia, a difference of 389,770.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 222 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 million | 3.69 million | 2.49 million | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.51 million | 4.23 million | 2.72 million | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.29 million | 4.29 million | 2.00 million | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 5.23 million | 4.37 million | 860,458 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.76 million | 4.64 million | 118,704 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 4.63 million | 4.54 million | 90,907 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 4.77 million against 4.38 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 389,770, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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