Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 14.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh is 14.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh peaked at 26.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 58th 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.1% | — |
| 1965 | 9.1% | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +68.3% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -67.3% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +86.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 14.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 14.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.8%, 80% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 23.4% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 7.6% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 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 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Bangladesh was 14.1% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)