Primary education, pupils in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary education, pupils was 50.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Bangladesh, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 50.7% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Bangladesh peaked at 50.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 7th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.0% | — |
| 1971 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 34.6% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 34.6% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.1% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.5% | 31.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 36.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 4 India 50.9% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 50.9% compare
- 6 Kiribati 50.8% compare
- 8 Mauritania 50.7% compare
- 9 Nepal 50.6% compare
- 10 San Marino 50.5% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Bangladesh?
- Primary education, pupils in Bangladesh was 50.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary education, pupils?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.