Bangladesh vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Bangladesh
86.6%
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
86.8%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
167th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
170th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
020406080100199720102024

How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 86.8% against 86.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 167th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 170th of 199 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
2000s 79.9% 85.6% 5.7% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 87.0% 88.7% 1.7% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 88.0% 88.5% 0.5% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Bangladesh or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 86.8% against 86.6% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Bangladesh and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.2%, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 167th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release