Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 63.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 63.9% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Bangladesh peaked at 67.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.9% | — |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 47.4% | 64.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 61.7% | 67.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 131 British Virgin Islands 68.7% compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
- 133 Namibia 67.0% compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 63.3% compare
- 136 Eswatini 62.9% compare
- 137 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.8% compare
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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Bangladesh?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Bangladesh was 63.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, male (% 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.