Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 30.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bangladesh peaked at 67.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 67th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -11.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 30.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 30.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.5%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 61.8% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 42.0% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 30.3% | 42.3% | 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, both in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Bangladesh was 30.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release