Bangladesh vs India: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
13.7%
in 2025
India
13.2%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
68th
India rank
71st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 13.7% against 13.2% in India, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and India ranks 71st of 206 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 25.0% | 8.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 13.1% | 15.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 12.6% | 6.2% | 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 India?
- Bangladesh, at 13.7% against 13.2% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and India ranks 71st 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, male (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