Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
down 27.4%
World rank
51st
of 54 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2020
All-time low
12.2%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh stood at 13.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2016.
That places Bangladesh 51st out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.2% | — |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.2% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 13.7% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 48 Sierra Leone 26.4% compare
- 49 Viet Nam 19.8% compare
- 50 Tonga 17.1% compare
- 52 Syria 13.1% compare
- 53 Philippines 12.1% compare
- 54 Seychelles 6.2% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted in Bangladesh was 13.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release