Bangladesh vs South Asia: School age population, secondary education, female

Bangladesh
10.48 million number
in 2020
South Asia
115.80 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
South Asia rank
8th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 115.80 million number against 10.48 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 105.32 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 11.0 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 8th of 205 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.72 million number 58.94 million number 53.23 million number South Asia
1980s 7.42 million number 72.93 million number 65.51 million number South Asia
1990s 9.28 million number 90.54 million number 81.25 million number South Asia
2000s 10.47 million number 106.36 million number 95.88 million number South Asia
2010s 10.77 million number 113.70 million number 102.93 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Bangladesh or South Asia?
South Asia, at 115.80 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 South Asia?
105.32 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and South Asia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 8th 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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About this data

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.