Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Bangladesh or Philippines?

Bangladesh, at 15.07 million against 11.87 million in Philippines as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Bangladesh and Philippines?

3.20 million, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?

35 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 Philippines: Secondary education, pupils

Bangladesh

15.07 million

in 2024

Philippines

11.87 million

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

9th

Philippines rank

12th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Bangladesh
Philippines

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 15.07 million against 11.87 million in Philippines, a difference of 3.20 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.26 million	2.37 million	114,680	Philippines
1980s	3.05 million	3.26 million	212,698	Philippines
1990s	7.55 million	4.70 million	2.84 million	Bangladesh
2000s	10.54 million	6.21 million	4.33 million	Bangladesh
2010s	15.45 million	9.13 million	6.32 million	Bangladesh
2020s	15.76 million	12.06 million	3.70 million	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Bangladesh or Philippines?: Bangladesh, at 15.07 million against 11.87 million in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Bangladesh and Philippines?: 3.20 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 207 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.