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

Bangladesh
12.41 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
14.04 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
7th
Indonesia rank
4th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 14.04 million number against 12.41 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.62 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 4th of 205 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.96 million number 7.75 million number 4.79 million number Indonesia
1980s 4.07 million number 10.55 million number 6.48 million number Indonesia
1990s 6.25 million number 12.50 million number 6.25 million number Indonesia
2000s 12.04 million number 13.19 million number 1.15 million number Indonesia
2010s 12.54 million number 13.43 million number 888,620 number Indonesia
2020s 12.41 million number 14.04 million number 1.62 million number Indonesia

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 Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 14.04 million number against 12.41 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
1.62 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.