Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 1.79 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.79 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 240.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 1.83 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,050 number, in 1973.
Bangladesh ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5,050 number | — |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +20363.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 908,590 number | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 838,616 number | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 789,201 number | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 698,405 number | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 572,992 number | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 545,189 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 544,577 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 525,028 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 600,114 number | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million number | +91.3% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million number | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million number | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,050 number | 5,050 number | 5,050 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
| 1990s | 983,335 number | 908,590 number | 1.06 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 644,858 number | 525,028 number | 838,616 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million number | 600,114 number | 1.83 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Bangladesh was 1.79 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,050 number in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.1%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.