School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 14.72 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
14.72 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
16.08 million number
in 2008
All-time low
9.39 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh is 14.72 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 16.08 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.39 million number, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.39 million number | — |
| 1971 | 9.68 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 9.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 10.16 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 10.32 million number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 10.44 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 10.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 11.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 11.31 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 11.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 11.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 11.73 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 12.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 12.42 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.76 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 13.12 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13.46 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.77 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 14.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 14.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 14.92 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.34 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 15.45 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.59 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.62 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.92 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.96 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.05 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.03 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.96 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.85 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.71 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.53 million number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.34 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.15 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.00 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.89 million number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.80 million number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.72 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.39 million number | 9.39 million number | 11.31 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.66 million number | 11.51 million number | 14.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.06 million number | 14.25 million number | 15.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.90 million number | 15.62 million number | 16.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million number | 14.80 million number | 16.03 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.72 million number | 14.72 million number | 14.72 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 United States 24.65 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 17.10 million number compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.17 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 13.45 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 13.41 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 13.14 million number compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh was 14.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.08 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.