Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 20.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 20.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh peaked at 20.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +428.3% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +140.8% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +9.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.0%, 2.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 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 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Bangladesh was 20.2% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary