Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 22.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
Bangladesh recorded 22.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Bangladesh peaked at 22.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1975.
Bangladesh ranks 66th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +65.7% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 22.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 22.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.7%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 63 Burundi 24.7% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 24.3% compare
- 65 Viet Nam 23.1% compare
- 67 New Zealand 22.5% compare
- 68 Mozambique 21.8% compare
- 69 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.4% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Bangladesh?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Bangladesh was 22.9% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)