Population, age 16, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population, age 16, total was 3.48 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Bangladesh, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Bangladesh is 3.48 million, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Bangladesh peaked at 3.50 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.48 million, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 million | 2.48 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.30 million | 3.11 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 3.47 million | 3.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Bangladesh?
- Population, age 16, total in Bangladesh was 3.48 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 million in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population, age 16, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.