Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 67.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 67.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh peaked at 67.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 104th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.0% | — |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 30.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.1% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 47.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 61.9% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Bangladesh was 67.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Bangladesh ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release