Bangladesh vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female

Bangladesh
70.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
50.3%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
162nd
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
162nd

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 70.5% against 50.3% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 20.2%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1973 it was ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 162nd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 162nd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 8.0% 13.9% 5.9% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 11.1% 21.6% 10.5% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 32.7% 28.4% 4.4% Bangladesh
2000s 48.5% 34.5% 14.0% Bangladesh
2010s 61.2% 44.7% 16.6% Bangladesh
2020s 72.1% 49.2% 22.9% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female, Bangladesh or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Bangladesh, at 70.5% against 50.3% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
20.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 162nd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). 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, secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release