Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 7.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Bangladesh stood at 7.6%.
The figure is down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Bangladesh peaked at 26.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1960.
That places Bangladesh 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25-29 with primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.4% | — |
| 1965 | 9.6% | +50.2% |
| 1970 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +89.9% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -67.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.0%, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 7.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.9%, 45% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 20.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.2% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 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 primary in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Bangladesh was 7.6% 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 primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. 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 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)