Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Bangladesh
90.4%
in 2018
Rwanda
91.0%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
130th
Rwanda rank
128th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
406080100197119952019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 91.0% against 90.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 44.7% 34.3% 10.4% Bangladesh
1980s 44.0% 42.9% 1.1% Bangladesh
1990s 49.4% 44.7% 4.7% Bangladesh
2000s 70.7% 85.7% 15.0% Rwanda
2010s 84.4% 92.3% 7.9% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 91.0% against 90.4% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.