Primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary completion rate, female was 102.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 102.8% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh peaked at 114.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27.8% | — |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +225.8% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 114.9% | +78.9% |
| 2022 | 106.5% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 107.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 102.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 57.6% | 66.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 108.0% | 102.8% | 114.9% | 4 |
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 primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh?
- Primary completion rate, female in Bangladesh was 102.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 114.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.