Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
8.7%
in 2025
Rwanda
8.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
85th
Rwanda rank
88th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Rwanda
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 8.7% against 8.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 85th and Rwanda ranks 88th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 32.8% | 3.8% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 17.6% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 2.7% | 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 Rwanda?
- Bangladesh, at 8.7% against 8.0% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
- 0.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th and Rwanda ranks 88th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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