Bangladesh vs South Africa: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Bangladesh
0.0868 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.087 units per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
82nd
South Africa rank
81st

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1197319982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.087 units per person against 0.0868 units per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 81st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0311 units per person 0.0644 units per person 0.0333 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0592 units per person 0.0833 units per person 0.0241 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0735 units per person 0.0921 units per person 0.0186 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0881 units per person 0.088 units per person 0.0001 units per person Bangladesh
2020s 0.0944 units per person 0.0861 units per person 0.0083 units per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Bangladesh or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.087 units per person against 0.0868 units per person in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Bangladesh and South Africa?
0.0002 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.