Bangladesh vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, primary education, female

Bangladesh
7.58 million
in 2025
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
188.44 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
10th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 188.44 million against 7.58 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 180.85 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 24.8 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 222 countries.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.40 million 167.64 million 162.25 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 6.93 million 173.63 million 166.71 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 8.03 million 183.35 million 175.32 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 8.30 million 181.99 million 173.69 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 8.39 million 182.11 million 173.72 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 7.63 million 188.72 million 181.09 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Bangladesh or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 188.44 million against 7.58 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
180.85 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release