Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.14
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
99th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.84
in 1970
All-time low
2.14
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh stood at 2.14. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh peaked at 6.84 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 99th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.37 | — |
| 1951 | 6.39 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.41 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.42 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.47 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 6.5 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.54 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.58 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 6.61 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.68 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 6.74 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 6.78 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.81 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.8 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.79 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.77 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.77 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.79 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.79 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.81 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.84 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 6.83 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.82 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.8 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.78 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.73 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.66 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.58 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.51 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.42 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.33 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 6.24 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 6.12 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.91 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 5.73 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.54 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.08 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 4.85 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.7 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.26 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 4.03 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.83 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.74 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.59 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.5 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.43 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.36 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.28 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.13 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.94 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.67 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.58 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.48 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.23 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.23 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.21 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.17 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.18 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.16 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.14 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 | 6.37 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 | 6.74 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 6.42 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.58 | 4.7 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 3.36 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 2.48 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.18 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 96 South Africa 2.21 compare
- 97 Western Sahara 2.18 compare
- 98 Réunion 2.15 compare
- 100 Indonesia 2.12 compare
- 101 Seychelles 2.11 compare
- 102 Panama 2.11 compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bangladesh was 2.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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