Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 80.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh is 80.7%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh peaked at 80.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.9% | — |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 59.9% | 61.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 55.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 59.8% | 80.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 134 Puerto Rico 81.8% compare
- 135 Paraguay 81.6% compare
- 136 Nicaragua 81.5% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 80.2% compare
- 140 Benin 79.8% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Bangladesh was 80.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.