Bangladesh vs Egypt: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Bangladesh
15.64 million
in 2025
Egypt
15.83 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
10th
Egypt rank
9th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 15.83 million against 15.64 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 183,900.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 222 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.01 million | 5.86 million | 5.15 million | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 14.15 million | 7.64 million | 6.51 million | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 16.38 million | 8.50 million | 7.88 million | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 16.88 million | 9.96 million | 6.92 million | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 17.08 million | 12.63 million | 4.45 million | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 15.82 million | 15.41 million | 415,517 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 15.83 million against 15.64 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 183,900, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (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