Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total was 0.16 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh stood at 0.16.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh peaked at 0.18 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.165 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total in Bangladesh was 0.16 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 25-29.