Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.9%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
81st
of 107 countries
All-time high
79.2%
in 2023
All-time low
49.3%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Bangladesh, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Bangladesh is 70.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over five years.
Bangladesh ranks 81st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49.3% | — |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +60.4% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | -10.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 70.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 70.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 70.9%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Bangladesh?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Bangladesh was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).