Bangladesh vs Philippines: School age population, tertiary education, female

Bangladesh
7.55 million number
in 2019
Philippines
4.93 million number
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
8th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.55 million number against 4.93 million number in Philippines, a difference of 2.62 million number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 10th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 2.86 million number 2.07 million number 790,036 number Bangladesh
1980s 4.28 million number 2.69 million number 1.59 million number Bangladesh
1990s 5.55 million number 3.35 million number 2.20 million number Bangladesh
2000s 6.85 million number 4.21 million number 2.63 million number Bangladesh
2010s 7.32 million number 4.80 million number 2.52 million number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Bangladesh or Philippines?
Bangladesh, at 7.55 million number against 4.93 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Bangladesh and Philippines?
2.62 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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