Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh peaked at 26.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.1%, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 121 Colombia 3.3% compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 3.3% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.3% compare
- 124 Algeria 3.2% compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 3.2% compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 3.2% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bangladesh was 3.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release