Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh peaked at 5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2016.
That places Bangladesh 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5 is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.5, 43% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Bangladesh was 5 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Bangladesh ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release