Bangladesh vs IDA total: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
14.72 million number
in 2020
IDA total
238.94 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
9th
IDA total rank
8th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • IDA total
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019952020

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 238.94 million number against 14.72 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 224.22 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 16.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 10.39 million number 86.68 million number 76.29 million number IDA total
1980s 12.66 million number 111.61 million number 98.94 million number IDA total
1990s 15.06 million number 146.22 million number 131.16 million number IDA total
2000s 15.90 million number 180.29 million number 164.39 million number IDA total
2010s 15.43 million number 219.76 million number 204.33 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or IDA total?
IDA total, at 238.94 million number against 14.72 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and IDA total?
224.22 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA total?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and IDA total rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and IDA total ranks 8th 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.