Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.19 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.19 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.19 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3731 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh stood at 1.19 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3731 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3941 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4116 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4254 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4426 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4616 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4744 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4863 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4986 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.515 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5358 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5635 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5921 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6262 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6628 modelled data | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7003 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7377 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7754 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8117 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8553 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8981 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9469 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.989 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4409 modelled data | 0.3731 modelled data | 0.4986 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.652 modelled data | 0.515 modelled data | 0.8117 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.8553 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh was 1.19 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release