Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 3.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.70 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
3.70 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.55 million number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200820191998: 1.6M number1999: 1.8M number2000: 1.9M number2001: 2.0M number2002: 2.1M number2003: 2.2M number2004: 1.9M number2005: 1.9M number2006: 2.0M number2007: 2.0M number2008: 2.1M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 2.4M number2011: 2.5M number2012: 2.6M number2013: 2.8M number2015: 3.1M number2016: 3.5M number2017: 3.5M number2018: 3.7M number2019: 3.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh is 3.70 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 3.70 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million number, in 1998.

That places Bangladesh 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in Bangladesh, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.55 million number
1999 1.82 million number +17.2%
2000 1.93 million number +6.2%
2001 2.02 million number +4.4%
2002 2.09 million number +3.8%
2003 2.17 million number +3.7%
2004 1.91 million number -11.8%
2005 1.87 million number -2.2%
2006 1.95 million number +4.3%
2007 1.99 million number +1.8%
2008 2.09 million number +5.3%
2009 2.25 million number +7.5%
2010 2.42 million number +7.8%
2011 2.48 million number +2.2%
2012 2.58 million number +4.2%
2013 2.81 million number +8.9%
2015 3.07 million number +9.3%
2016 3.51 million number +14.4%
2017 3.46 million number -1.5%
2018 3.67 million number +6.1%
2019 3.70 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.69 million number 1.55 million number 1.82 million number 2
2000s 2.03 million number 1.87 million number 2.25 million number 10
2010s 3.08 million number 2.42 million number 3.70 million number 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 3 United States of America 5.94 million number compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 5.54 million number compare
  3. 5 Brazil 4.91 million number compare
  4. 7 Mexico 2.86 million number compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 2.71 million number compare
  6. 9 Türkiye 2.70 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh was 3.70 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 3.70 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million number in 1998.
How does Bangladesh rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.