Bangladesh vs Egypt: School age population, primary education, female
Bangladesh
7.58 million
in 2025
Egypt
7.73 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
10th
Egypt rank
9th
School age population, primary education, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.73 million against 7.58 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 149,040.
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 | 5.40 million | 2.84 million | 2.56 million | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 6.93 million | 3.69 million | 3.24 million | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 8.03 million | 4.13 million | 3.90 million | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.30 million | 4.83 million | 3.47 million | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 8.39 million | 6.17 million | 2.23 million | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7.63 million | 7.52 million | 101,628 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 7.73 million against 7.58 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 149,040, 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, female?
- 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, 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