Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Bangladesh
15.07 million
in 2024
Pakistan
19.70 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
8th
Pakistan rank
6th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119972024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 19.70 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.63 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.25 million 1.89 million 364,841 Bangladesh
1980s 3.01 million 2.70 million 307,621 Bangladesh
1990s 3.59 million 3.67 million 72,080 Pakistan
2000s 10.45 million 7.91 million 2.54 million Bangladesh
2010s 13.96 million 11.68 million 2.28 million Bangladesh
2020s 15.76 million 16.55 million 798,400 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 19.70 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
4.63 million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-pupils-gaps-filled/bangladesh/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-pupils-gaps-filled/bangladesh/pakistan/">Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.