Bangladesh vs Egypt: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
14.72 million number
in 2020
Egypt
13.14 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Egypt rank
12th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 14.72 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt, a difference of 1.58 million number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Egypt ranks 12th of 206 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 10.39 million number 5.88 million number 4.51 million number Bangladesh
1980s 12.66 million number 7.26 million number 5.41 million number Bangladesh
1990s 15.06 million number 8.07 million number 6.98 million number Bangladesh
2000s 15.90 million number 9.24 million number 6.67 million number Bangladesh
2010s 15.43 million number 11.03 million number 4.40 million number Bangladesh
2020s 14.72 million number 13.14 million number 1.58 million number 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?
Bangladesh, at 14.72 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Egypt?
1.58 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Egypt ranks 12th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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