Bangladesh vs Brazil: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
21.46 million number
in 2020
Brazil
24.56 million number
in 2011
Bangladesh rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 24.56 million number against 21.46 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.11 million number.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 205 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 20.51 million number 24.18 million number 3.67 million number Brazil
2000s 21.43 million number 24.43 million number 3.00 million number Brazil
2010s 22.02 million number 24.56 million number 2.55 million number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil, at 24.56 million number against 21.46 million number in Bangladesh as of 2011.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Brazil?
3.11 million number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.