Bangladesh vs Bhutan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
0.2336 modelled data
in 2025
Bhutan
0.2697 modelled data
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
196th
Bhutan rank
193rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.2697 modelled data against 0.2336 modelled data in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0361 modelled data.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 196th and Bhutan ranks 193rd of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.722 modelled data | 0.9049 modelled data | 0.1828 modelled data | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.6422 modelled data | 0.3807 modelled data | 0.2615 modelled data | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.3448 modelled data | 0.3338 modelled data | 0.011 modelled data | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.2697 modelled data against 0.2336 modelled data in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 0.0361 modelled data, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Bhutan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 196th and Bhutan ranks 193rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release