Net attendance rate of primary school in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Net attendance rate of primary school was 93.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net attendance rate of primary school in Bangladesh, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 93.0% for net attendance rate of primary school in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Bangladesh peaked at 93.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 91.2% | 93.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Bangladesh?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Bangladesh was 93.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.