Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?

East Asia & Pacific, at 174.05 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?

158.98 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?

40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Secondary education, pupils

Bangladesh

15.07 million

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific

174.05 million

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

8th

East Asia & Pacific rank

10th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Bangladesh
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 174.05 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 158.98 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 206 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.26 million	82.63 million	80.37 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	3.05 million	95.44 million	92.39 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	7.55 million	119.19 million	111.65 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	10.52 million	154.71 million	144.19 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	13.96 million	157.78 million	143.82 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	15.76 million	168.19 million	152.43 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 174.05 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?: 158.98 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.