Bangladesh vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Bangladesh
86.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
74.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
143rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
144th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
020406080100199520092024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 86.7% against 74.7% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 60.9% 56.2% 4.7% Bangladesh
2000s 69.2% 60.2% 9.0% Bangladesh
2010s 81.3% 65.5% 15.7% Bangladesh
2020s 88.7% 70.5% 18.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Bangladesh or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Bangladesh, at 86.7% against 74.7% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Bangladesh and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
12.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release