Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education was 23.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh is 23.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh peaked at 92.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.9% | — |
| 1965 | 88.8% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -39.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 23.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 23.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.8% | 88.8% | 92.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 88.6% | 87.7% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 68.7% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 52.9% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 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 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education in Bangladesh was 23.4% 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 25-29 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25-29 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education