Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 20.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh stood at 20.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh peaked at 22.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 82nd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1965 | 14.4% | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 12.4% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +67.0% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -10.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.6%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.6%, 99% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bangladesh was 20.3% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Bangladesh ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)