Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 20.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh stood at 20.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh peaked at 20.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1960.
That places Bangladesh 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1965 | 4.6% | +433.7% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +86.2% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +41.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +9.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 11.7% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 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: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Bangladesh was 20.5% 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+ with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary