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

Bangladesh
58.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
52.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
170th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
168th

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male over time

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

Bangladesh currently reports 58.5% against 52.8% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 170th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 168th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 26.1% 22.4% 3.7% Bangladesh
1980s 27.0% 31.6% 4.6% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 38.4% 34.4% 4.0% Bangladesh
2000s 45.7% 40.7% 5.0% Bangladesh
2010s 55.0% 49.9% 5.1% Bangladesh
2020s 60.3% 52.3% 8.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male, Bangladesh or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Bangladesh, at 58.5% against 52.8% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
5.7%, 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, male?
Bangladesh ranks 170th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 168th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, 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, secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,762 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release