Bangladesh vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
21.46 million number
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend
401.16 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Early-demographic dividend
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M197019952020

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 401.16 million number against 21.46 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 379.70 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 18.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 11.70 million number 199.69 million number 187.99 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 15.16 million number 252.67 million number 237.52 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 18.95 million number 316.42 million number 297.47 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 21.38 million number 370.08 million number 348.71 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 22.01 million number 392.16 million number 370.14 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 401.16 million number against 21.46 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
379.70 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.