Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 84.7% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh peaked at 91.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.4% | — |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 47.4% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.0% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 56.1% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.9% | 91.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bangladesh was 84.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.