Official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 33 Angola 3 years compare
- 33 Anguilla 3 years compare
- 33 Andorra 3 years compare
- 33 Armenia 3 years compare
- 33 Burundi 3 years compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 3 years compare
- 33 Bulgaria 3 years compare
- 33 Bahamas 3 years compare
- 33 Belize 3 years compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 3 years compare
- 33 Bhutan 3 years compare
- 33 Botswana 3 years compare
- 33 Central African Republic 3 years compare
- 33 China 3 years compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 3 years compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3 years compare
- 33 Congo 3 years compare
- 33 Cook Islands 3 years compare
- 33 Comoros 3 years compare
- 33 Cape Verde 3 years compare
- 33 Czechia 3 years compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 3 years compare
- 33 Ecuador 3 years compare
- 33 Fiji 3 years compare
- 33 France 3 years compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 3 years compare
- 33 Gabon 3 years compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3 years compare
- 33 Hong Kong, China 3 years compare
- 33 Honduras 3 years compare
- 33 India 3 years compare
- 33 Italy 3 years compare
- 33 Japan 3 years compare
- 33 Kenya 3 years compare
- 33 Kiribati 3 years compare
- 33 Lebanon 3 years compare
- 33 Liberia 3 years compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 3 years compare
- 33 Lesotho 3 years compare
- 33 Macau, China 3 years compare
- 33 Monaco 3 years compare
- 33 Madagascar 3 years compare
- 33 Malta 3 years compare
- 33 Mozambique 3 years compare
- 33 Malawi 3 years compare
- 33 Netherlands 3 years compare
- 33 Nepal 3 years compare
- 33 Naoero 3 years compare
- 33 Pakistan 3 years compare
- 33 Palau 3 years compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 3 years compare
- 33 Poland 3 years compare
- 33 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3 years compare
- 33 Rwanda 3 years compare
- 33 Senegal 3 years compare
- 33 Solomon Islands 3 years compare
- 33 Somalia 3 years compare
- 33 South Sudan 3 years compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 3 years compare
- 33 Slovakia 3 years compare
- 33 Eswatini 3 years compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 3 years compare
- 33 Chad 3 years compare
- 33 Togo 3 years compare
- 33 Tajikistan 3 years compare
- 33 Tokelau 3 years compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 3 years compare
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 3 years compare
- 33 Tunisia 3 years compare
- 33 Tuvalu 3 years compare
- 33 Uganda 3 years compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 3 years compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 years compare
- 33 Samoa 3 years compare
- 33 Zambia 3 years compare
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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Bangladesh was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Bangladesh rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release