Primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary completion rate, male was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh is 86.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh peaked at 105.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55.4% | — |
| 1981 | 32.6% | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +90.4% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | +82.4% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 52.7% | 62.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 86.4% | 105.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh?
- Primary completion rate, male in Bangladesh was 86.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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, male (% 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.