Bangladesh vs Pakistan

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 5.1 years in Pakistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.9 years, or 1.18 times that in Pakistan.

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Change since 2017, years · World Bank

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6 years in Bangladesh and 5.1 years in Pakistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 0.9 years, or 1.18 times that in Pakistan.
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Latest figures

years · World Bank

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Bangladesh6 2020—132 of 174
Pakistan5.1 2020—146 of 174

What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
  • In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 132 and Pakistan ranked 146 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearBangladeshPakistan
202065.1
201865.1
20176.54.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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