Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh is 5, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.99 | — |
| 1965 | 1.33 | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 1.53 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 1.68 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 2 | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 2.83 | +41.5% |
| 1990 | 2.62 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.81 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 3.76 | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 4.06 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 | 0.99 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.42 | 2 | 2.83 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.71 | 2.62 | 2.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.91 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Bangladesh was 5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.