Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh is 5.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 18.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 86th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 9.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bangladesh was 5.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release