School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.46 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.46 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.58 million number
in 2010
All-time low
844,376 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh stood at 1.46 million number.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 1.58 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 844,376 number, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 844,376 number | — |
| 1971 | 869,776 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 898,481 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 924,357 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 944,162 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 961,673 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 985,635 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.34 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.39 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.45 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 952,895 number | 844,376 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Bangladesh was 1.46 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 844,376 number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.