Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 6th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Bangladesh was 1.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release