School age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, secondary education, male was 10.97 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
10.97 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11.34 million number
in 2015
All-time low
5.20 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 10.97 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 11.34 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million number, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.20 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.41 million number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.57 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 5.77 million number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 6.00 million number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 6.27 million number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 6.52 million number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 6.76 million number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.98 million number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 7.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 7.31 million number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.29 million number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 7.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 7.75 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 7.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 8.08 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 8.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.76 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 8.97 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 9.60 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 9.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.99 million number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.16 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.47 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.60 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.69 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.87 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.93 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.98 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.99 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.02 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.06 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.30 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.33 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.30 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.23 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.16 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.07 million number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.97 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.98 million number | 5.20 million number | 6.98 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 million number | 7.16 million number | 8.51 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.67 million number | 8.76 million number | 10.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.91 million number | 10.60 million number | 11.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.24 million number | 11.07 million number | 11.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 million number | 10.97 million number | 10.97 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Bangladesh was 10.97 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million number in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.