Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh is 0.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh peaked at 84.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.1% | — |
| 1965 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 80.2% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 78.0% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 67.6% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -47.9% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.4%, 6% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 82.9% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.1% | 78.0% | 80.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 51.6% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 47.2% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh was 0.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education?
- Bangladesh ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education