School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, secondary was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 64.3% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh peaked at 67.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18.8% | — |
| 1976 | 16.6% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +110.8% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 19.9% | 45.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 44.6% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 49.5% | 65.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.3% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh?
- School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh was 64.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.