Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0924 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh, 1972–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0924 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0943 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 units per person, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0269 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0306 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0312 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0314 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0271 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.027 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0315 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.027 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0299 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0264 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0315 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0309 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0309 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0309 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0309 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0319 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0697 units per person | +118.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0742 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.076 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0772 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0784 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0775 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0713 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0685 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0685 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0689 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0648 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.072 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0728 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0758 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0823 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0876 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0943 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0907 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0924 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0291 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0721 units per person | 0.0648 units per person | 0.0784 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0835 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0943 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0941 units per person compare
- 34 India 0.0938 units per person compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0935 units per person compare
- 37 Oman 0.0915 units per person compare
- 38 Colombia 0.0909 units per person compare
- 39 Mongolia 0.0906 units per person compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0924 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0943 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 units per person in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.