Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh is 1.43 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 1.58 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million number, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.00 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.33 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.39 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.42 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.49 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.51 million number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.53 million number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | -0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.43 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 12.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.43 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 218,132 number, 6.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 United States 1.98 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.48 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.46 million number compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.36 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.20 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bangladesh was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.