Bangladesh vs Brazil: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
12.41 million number
in 2020
Brazil
10.53 million number
in 2011
Bangladesh rank
7th
Brazil rank
8th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 12.41 million number against 10.53 million number in Brazil, a difference of 1.88 million number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 8th of 205 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 11.46 million number 10.44 million number 1.02 million number Bangladesh
2000s 12.08 million number 10.55 million number 1.53 million number Bangladesh
2010s 12.43 million number 10.53 million number 1.90 million number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Bangladesh, at 12.41 million number against 10.53 million number in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Brazil?
1.88 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 8th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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