Bangladesh - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

In 2018, the country was ranked number 8 among other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education at 17,338,100 Pupils. Bangladesh is overtaken by Ethiopia, which was number 7 at 18,075,515.36 Pupils and is followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo at 16,807,014 Pupils. China, Indonesia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico witnessed the worst performance at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2018 17,338,100.00
2017 17,251,350.00
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How does Bangladesh rank in Number of Pupils in Primary Education?

# 184 Countries Units (Pupils) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
120,064,160 2019 NA -2.7 % View data
2 #2
China
104,325,248 2019 +2.4 % +1.9 % View data
7 #7
Ethiopia
18,075,515 2019 +2.6 % +2.8 % View data
8 #8
Bangladesh
17,338,100 2018 +0.5 % NA View data
9 #9
Democratic Republic of the Congo
16,807,014 2018 NA +5.9 % View data
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