School age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, primary education, female was 7.21 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7.21 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
7.88 million number
in 2008
All-time low
4.60 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh is 7.21 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 7.88 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.60 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, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.60 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.74 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.97 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.11 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 5.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 5.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.56 million number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 5.78 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.93 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 6.26 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 6.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 6.59 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 6.74 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 6.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.98 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 7.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.21 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.39 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.45 million number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.52 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.58 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.65 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.69 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.73 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.80 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.82 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.84 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.88 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.87 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.85 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.82 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.77 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.70 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.61 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.51 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.42 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.34 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.29 million number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.24 million number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.21 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.09 million number | 4.60 million number | 5.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 million number | 5.66 million number | 6.87 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 million number | 6.98 million number | 7.64 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.79 million number | 7.65 million number | 7.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 million number | 7.24 million number | 7.85 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 million number | 7.21 million number | 7.21 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 United States of America 12.06 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.45 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.52 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.57 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 6.55 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 6.37 million number compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- School age population, primary education, female in Bangladesh was 7.21 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.60 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.