Population, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population, ages 5-9, total was 18.46 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh is 18.46 million, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh peaked at 18.67 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.51 million, in 1990.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.51 million | 15.51 million | 17.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.77 million | 17.50 million | 18.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.57 million | 18.46 million | 18.67 million | 6 |
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, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh?
- Population, ages 5-9, total in Bangladesh was 18.46 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.67 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.51 million in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population, ages 5-9, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 5-9, total is the total population age 5-9.