School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 1.52 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.52 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.64 million number
in 2010
All-time low
879,933 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh, 1970–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh is 1.52 million number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 1.64 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 879,933 number, in 1970.

Bangladesh ranks 8th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Bangladesh, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 879,933 number
1971 906,884 number +3.1%
1972 938,022 number +3.4%
1973 966,269 number +3.0%
1974 987,839 number +2.2%
1975 1.01 million number +1.9%
1976 1.03 million number +2.4%
1977 1.06 million number +2.4%
1978 1.08 million number +2.1%
1979 1.10 million number +1.7%
1980 1.11 million number +1.5%
1981 1.13 million number +1.6%
1982 1.13 million number -0.3%
1983 1.15 million number +2.0%
1984 1.18 million number +2.7%
1985 1.22 million number +3.3%
1986 1.26 million number +3.1%
1987 1.30 million number +3.1%
1988 1.33 million number +2.9%
1989 1.37 million number +2.5%
1990 1.39 million number +1.9%
1991 1.42 million number +1.9%
1992 1.45 million number +1.9%
1993 1.47 million number +1.8%
1994 1.50 million number +1.5%
1995 1.51 million number +1.2%
1996 1.53 million number +1.1%
1997 1.55 million number +1.0%
1998 1.56 million number +0.9%
1999 1.57 million number +0.6%
2000 1.58 million number +0.4%
2001 1.58 million number +0.5%
2002 1.59 million number +0.5%
2003 1.60 million number +0.5%
2004 1.60 million number +0.5%
2005 1.61 million number +0.4%
2006 1.62 million number +0.4%
2007 1.63 million number +0.4%
2008 1.63 million number +0.4%
2009 1.64 million number +0.3%
2010 1.64 million number +0.2%
2011 1.64 million number -0.2%
2012 1.63 million number -0.1%
2013 1.63 million number -0.3%
2014 1.62 million number -0.7%
2015 1.60 million number -1.2%
2016 1.58 million number -1.3%
2017 1.56 million number -1.3%
2018 1.54 million number -1.2%
2019 1.53 million number -0.9%
2020 1.52 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 994,903 number 879,933 number 1.10 million number 10
1980s 1.22 million number 1.11 million number 1.37 million number 10
1990s 1.49 million number 1.39 million number 1.57 million number 10
2000s 1.61 million number 1.58 million number 1.64 million number 10
2010s 1.60 million number 1.53 million number 1.64 million number 10
2020s 1.52 million number 1.52 million number 1.52 million number 1

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
  2. 6 United States of America 2.13 million number compare
  3. 7 Brazil 1.67 million number compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia 1.38 million number compare
  5. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.16 million number compare
  6. 11 Mexico 1.14 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bangladesh was 1.52 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 879,933 number in 1970.
How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.