Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 80.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh is 80.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh peaked at 80.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2004.
That places Bangladesh 62nd out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.2% | — |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 65.8% | 71.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 70.1% | 78.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 59 Ghana 84.7% compare
- 60 Democratic Republic of Congo 83.7% compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 83.1% compare
- 63 Cambodia 80.6% compare
- 64 Ethiopia 80.2% compare
- 65 Mozambique 77.7% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Bangladesh was 80.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, primary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release