Bangladesh vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
23.9%
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
1.9%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
37th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 23.9% against 1.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 12.6 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 37th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 2.7% | 29.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 1.9% | 15.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 1.6% | 21.0% | 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Bangladesh, at 23.9% against 1.9% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 22.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 35th of 183 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 (%). 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