Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 46.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh is 46.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh peaked at 46.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2004.
That places Bangladesh 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.5% | — |
| 1999 | 35.8% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +48.8% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +7.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 46.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.5%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +48.8% | 28.9% | 43.0% |
| 2004 | -25.2% | 38.6% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 28.9% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.7% | 46.9% | 7 |
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 upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Bangladesh was 46.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 upper secondary education in public institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release