School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 9.04 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
9.04 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14.51 million number
in 1997
All-time low
7.62 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 9.04 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 14.51 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.62 million number, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 9th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.62 million number | — |
| 1971 | 7.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 7.96 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 8.53 million number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 8.86 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 9.18 million number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 9.48 million number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 9.76 million number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 10.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 10.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 10.46 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 10.44 million number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 10.85 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 11.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 11.60 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 11.93 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 12.29 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 12.65 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 12.94 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 13.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 13.50 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 13.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14.51 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.96 million number | -38.3% |
| 1999 | 9.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.13 million number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.28 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.42 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.47 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.58 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.58 million number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.58 million number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.58 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.56 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.47 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.36 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.24 million number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.13 million number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.04 million number | -1.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 9.04 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 730,665 number, 12.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 9.04 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.56 million number, 5.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 | -38.3% | 14.51 million number | 8.96 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.74 million number | 7.62 million number | 10.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.09 million number | 10.27 million number | 12.29 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.70 million number | 8.96 million number | 14.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.33 million number | 9.13 million number | 9.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 million number | 9.13 million number | 9.58 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 million number | 9.04 million number | 9.04 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh was 9.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.51 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.