Bangladesh vs Nepal: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)
Bangladesh
83.5%
in 2025
Nepal
84.2%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
98th
Nepal rank
96th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 84.2% against 83.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 98th and Nepal ranks 96th of 164 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 4.2% | 7.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 13.6% | 8.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 31.7% | 10.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.6% | 2.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.2% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data), Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 84.2% against 83.5% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Bangladesh ranks 98th and Nepal ranks 96th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release