Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6648 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6648 modelled data
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
165th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6648 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.6648 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6648 modelled data, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 165th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.993 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9786 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9638 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9555 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9495 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9383 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9303 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9276 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.931 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9425 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9378 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.908 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8422 modelled data | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7519 modelled data | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6648 modelled data | -11.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6648 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.6648 modelled data is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7126 modelled data, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9573 modelled data | 0.9276 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8412 modelled data | 0.6648 modelled data | 0.9425 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Bangladesh was 0.6648 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6648 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Bangladesh ranks 165th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release