Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 18.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Bangladesh, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Bangladesh is 18.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
That places Bangladesh 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.2% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 35 Morocco 37.6% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 33.8% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 26.4% compare
- 39 Syria 13.1% compare
- 40 Seychelles 6.2% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Bangladesh?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Bangladesh was 18.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%)