Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Secondary education, pupils

Bangladesh
15.07 million
in 2024
Upper middle income
233.28 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197019972024

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 233.28 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 218.21 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 15.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.26 million 99.89 million 97.63 million Upper middle income
1980s 3.05 million 126.50 million 123.45 million Upper middle income
1990s 7.55 million 164.19 million 156.64 million Upper middle income
2000s 10.52 million 208.99 million 198.47 million Upper middle income
2010s 13.96 million 214.88 million 200.93 million Upper middle income
2020s 15.76 million 225.56 million 209.81 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 233.28 million against 15.07 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
218.21 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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

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