Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh stood at 73.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh peaked at 78.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.6% | — |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 46.6% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 51.8% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 51.7% | 78.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 71.4% | 76.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 126 Micronesia (country) 75.1% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9% compare
- 128 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
- 130 Myanmar 73.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 72.7% compare
- 132 Namibia 71.9% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bangladesh was 73.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, total (% 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.