Bangladesh vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, secondary education, both sexes
Bangladesh
23.11 million
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
749.85 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
8th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 749.85 million against 23.11 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 726.73 million.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 32.4 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 220 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.53 million | 479.88 million | 467.35 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 15.61 million | 588.32 million | 572.71 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 20.19 million | 612.18 million | 591.99 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 22.35 million | 682.91 million | 660.55 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 24.00 million | 689.74 million | 665.74 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 23.83 million | 735.22 million | 711.39 million | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 749.85 million against 23.11 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 726.73 million, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (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