Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.4215 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.4215 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4697 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0755 GPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 142nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0901 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.0755 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2561 GPIA | +239.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2596 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2829 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2647 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2774 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2888 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3113 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3516 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3755 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4042 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4046 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4014 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3111 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4604 GPIA | +48.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4697 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4694 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3746 GPIA | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3777 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3548 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3734 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3091 GPIA | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3401 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3304 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3865 GPIA | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4093 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4215 GPIA | +3.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4215 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8004 GPIA, 53% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +239.1% | 0.0755 GPIA | 0.2561 GPIA |
| 2011 | +48.0% | 0.3111 GPIA | 0.4604 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0901 GPIA | 0.0901 GPIA | 0.0901 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0755 GPIA | 0.0755 GPIA | 0.0755 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2579 GPIA | 0.2561 GPIA | 0.2596 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3362 GPIA | 0.2647 GPIA | 0.4046 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3889 GPIA | 0.3091 GPIA | 0.4697 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3776 GPIA | 0.3304 GPIA | 0.4215 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bangladesh was 0.4215 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4697 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0755 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Bangladesh ranks 142nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release