Number of pupils in primary education rose 0% to 17,604 '000 in Bangladesh in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 19,586 '000 in 2013 and an all time low of 5,040 '000 in 1971.
Bangladesh has been ranked 6th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,068 | 18,605 | 17,195 | 17,338 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Bhutan | '000 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 94.2 | 92.3 | 89.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | 95,958 | 98,189 | 100,321 | 101,873 | 104,325 | ||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | 127,828 | 126,564 | 123,808 | 122,379 | 120,064 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 6,638 | 6,582 | 6,532 | 6,505 | 6,494 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 | 850 | 828 | 809 | 786 | 771 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,322 | 5,388 | 5,300 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Nepal | '000 | 4,335 | 4,135 | 3,970 | ... | 3,970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 | 19,847 | 21,551 | 21,686 | 22,931 | 23,588 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | 5,983 | 6,199 | 6,574 | 6,928 | 7,123 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 | 1,778 | 1,771 | 1,747 | 1,725 | 1,710 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 | ... | 5,081 | 5,063 | 4,818 | 4,761 | 4,752 | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 24,786 | 25,019 | 25,124 | 24,958 | 24,786 | ... |
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