Over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh, 1983–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7.3% for over-age students, primary, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh peaked at 7.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 79th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.2% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +94.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 7.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.6%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Bangladesh was 7.3% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.