Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 36.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 36.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh peaked at 67.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 59th 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, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -7.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 36.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 36.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.8%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 60.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 43.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 36.1% | 43.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh was 36.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release