Bangladesh vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, general pupils

Bangladesh
53.9%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
49.9%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
8th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
10th

Secondary education, general pupils over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 53.9% against 49.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 22.8% 49.2% 26.5% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 28.1% 50.1% 21.9% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 43.2% 50.7% 7.4% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 51.1% 51.0% 0.2% Bangladesh
2010s 52.9% 50.3% 2.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 53.9% against 49.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils between Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
4.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, general pupils?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,853 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.