Over-age students, primary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Over-age students, primary was 9.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Bangladesh, 1983–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Bangladesh is 9.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 156.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Bangladesh peaked at 9.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Over-age students, primary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.3% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +47.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +73.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Bangladesh?
- Over-age students, primary in Bangladesh was 9.0% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for over-age students, primary?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.5%. 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 (% of 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.