Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 93.7% in Bangladesh in 2008 and 96.4% in Sri Lanka in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2008 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Bangladesh.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Sri Lanka has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- The world as a whole: 87.6% in 2008.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 96.4 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 95.4 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 94.3 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | 93.9 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 93.9 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 92.4 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 93.7 | 95 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 95.8 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 96.3 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 97.2 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 99.7 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 69 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 64.8 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 64.6 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 50.2 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 51 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 51.5 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 43.7 | 95.1 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 46 | 72.6 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 32 | 92.2 | 69 |
| 1965 | 29.2 | 64 | 66 |
| 1960 | 24.5 | 58.8 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 20.7 | 84.6 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 16.9 | 84.1 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 13.3 | 76.8 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 10.3 | 69.5 | 40 |
| 1935 | 8 | 62.2 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 6.1 | 54.9 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 4.7 | 47.6 | 33 |
| 1920 | 3.5 | 40.3 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 2.7 | 33 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 2 | 25.7 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 0.9 | 9 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0.1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Sri Lanka: 77.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Sri Lanka: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sri Lanka: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Sri Lanka: 47.1% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Sri Lanka: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Sri Lanka: 19.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Sri Lanka: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Sri Lanka: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Sri Lanka: 1.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Sri Lanka: 20.5% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Sri Lanka: 32.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Sri Lanka: 11.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sri Lanka: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Sri Lanka: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Sri Lanka: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Sri Lanka: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Sri Lanka: 4.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Sri Lanka: 317,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Sri Lanka: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Sri Lanka: 3.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Sri Lanka: 11 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Sri Lanka: 8 million TIV in 1998