Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 0.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh peaked at 72.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.3% | — |
| 1965 | 70.3% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 68.1% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 65.9% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 59.8% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | -27.6% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 70.3% | 72.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.0% | 65.9% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 43.3% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.9% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 117 Poland 0.1% compare
- 118 Macau, China 0.1% compare
- 119 Australia 0.1% compare
- 120 Austria 0.1% compare
- 120 Canada 0.1% compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 120 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 120 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 0.1% compare
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 population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Bangladesh was 0.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Bangladesh ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education