Bangladesh vs Uganda: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Bangladesh
106.5%
in 2024
Uganda
106.2%
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
57th
Uganda rank
59th
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Bangladesh
- Uganda
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 106.5% against 106.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Uganda ranks 59th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 41.8% | 25.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 64.2% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 71.9% | 3.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 121.5% | 27.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 113.7% | 13.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Bangladesh or Uganda?
- Bangladesh, at 106.5% against 106.2% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Uganda ranks 59th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.