Bangladesh vs Philippines: School age population, primary education, female

Bangladesh
7.21 million number
in 2020
Philippines
6.57 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.21 million number against 6.57 million number in Philippines, a difference of 638,130 number.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 5.09 million number 3.26 million number 1.84 million number Bangladesh
1980s 6.22 million number 4.04 million number 2.18 million number Bangladesh
1990s 7.38 million number 5.05 million number 2.33 million number Bangladesh
2000s 7.79 million number 5.97 million number 1.82 million number Bangladesh
2010s 7.55 million number 6.26 million number 1.30 million number Bangladesh
2020s 7.21 million number 6.57 million number 638,130 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Bangladesh or Philippines?
Bangladesh, at 7.21 million number against 6.57 million number in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Bangladesh and Philippines?
638,130 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 10th of 206 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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