Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 19.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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
Bangladesh recorded 19.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Bangladesh peaked at 21.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1975.
That places Bangladesh 80th 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+ with primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.4% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +113.0% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -11.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 19.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.4%, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 19.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.3%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.4% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 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+ with primary in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Bangladesh was 19.3% 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+ with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)