School enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, secondary, female was 72.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 72.3% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh peaked at 72.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 99th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.6% | — |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +551.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 40.6% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.4% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 50.4% | 72.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 96 Cape Verde 74.5% compare
- 97 Liechtenstein 74.4% compare
- 98 Belize 73.4% compare
- 100 British Virgin Islands 71.9% compare
- 101 Philippines 71.3% compare
- 102 Sao Tome and Principe 68.8% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Bangladesh was 72.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 152 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.