School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 3.18 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.18 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 6.19 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.09 million number, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.17 million number | — |
| 1999 | 4.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.34 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.45 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.02 million number | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 6.08 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.08 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.09 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.11 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.16 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.70 million number | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 3.09 million number | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 3.12 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.16 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.18 million number | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.18 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 169,168 number, 18.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.18 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 318,635 number, 10.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -34.2% | 4.70 million number | 3.09 million number |
| 2004 | +33.7% | 4.50 million number | 6.02 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.22 million number | 4.17 million number | 4.26 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.42 million number | 4.34 million number | 6.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 million number | 3.09 million number | 6.19 million number | 10 |
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bangladesh?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bangladesh was 3.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 million number in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.