Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: School age population, secondary education, female

Bangladesh
10.48 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific
86.76 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 86.76 million number against 10.48 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 76.28 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 8.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 205 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 5.72 million number 72.85 million number 67.13 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 7.42 million number 111.56 million number 104.14 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 9.28 million number 100.70 million number 91.42 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 10.47 million number 108.40 million number 97.93 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 10.77 million number 88.75 million number 77.98 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 86.76 million number against 10.48 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
76.28 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (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

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