School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 7.55 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
7.55 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 203 countries
All-time high
7.55 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.69 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7.55 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 7.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million number, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.69 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.72 million number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.70 million number | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.70 million number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.73 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.80 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.97 million number | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 3.17 million number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 3.38 million number | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 3.61 million number | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 3.84 million number | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 3.81 million number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.01 million number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 4.20 million number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 4.38 million number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 4.54 million number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 4.67 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.79 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.91 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 5.14 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.23 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.33 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.56 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.71 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.18 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.33 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.84 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.93 million number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.10 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.21 million number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.23 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.29 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.41 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.47 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.52 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.55 million number | +0.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.55 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 14.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 7.55 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.23 million number, 6.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.86 million number | 2.69 million number | 3.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 million number | 3.61 million number | 4.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 million number | 5.03 million number | 6.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.85 million number | 6.33 million number | 7.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 million number | 7.23 million number | 7.55 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Bangladesh?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Bangladesh was 7.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.