Bangladesh vs Pakistan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Bangladesh
15.39 million number
in 2019
Pakistan
20.96 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
8th
Pakistan rank
5th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 20.96 million number against 15.39 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.58 million number.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.83 million number | 5.63 million number | 197,863 number | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 8.79 million number | 8.46 million number | 337,882 number | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.31 million number | 11.21 million number | 101,137 number | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 13.93 million number | 15.68 million number | 1.75 million number | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 14.93 million number | 19.85 million number | 4.92 million number | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 20.96 million number against 15.39 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 5.58 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.