Bangladesh vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Bangladesh
34.1%
in 2024
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
13.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
24th
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Bangladesh
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 34.1% against 13.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.6 times SDG: Central and Southern Asia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 24th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | SDG: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 20.1% | 14.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 16.1% | 10.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 13.3% | 18.7% | 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, male, Bangladesh or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Bangladesh, at 34.1% against 13.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bangladesh and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 21.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 24th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 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 (%). 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