Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bangladesh stood at 24.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bangladesh peaked at 68.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -15.3% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | -18.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 24.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 24.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 20.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 62.2% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 40.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 24.0% | 41.0% | 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, female in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bangladesh was 24.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release