Bangladesh vs Pakistan: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Bangladesh
4.26 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
5.08 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
7th
Pakistan rank
4th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 5.08 million number against 4.26 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 818,700 number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.13 million number 2.00 million number 870,548 number Pakistan
1980s 1.36 million number 2.73 million number 1.37 million number Pakistan
1990s 2.16 million number 3.71 million number 1.55 million number Pakistan
2000s 4.73 million number 4.25 million number 483,337 number Bangladesh
2010s 4.39 million number 4.74 million number 345,997 number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 5.08 million number against 4.26 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
818,700 number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (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

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