Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0868 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0868 units per person.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0982 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 units per person, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0307 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0273 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0273 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0273 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0302 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.031 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0318 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0306 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0312 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0322 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0705 units per person | +118.9% |
| 1999 | 0.075 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0768 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0781 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0793 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0784 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0725 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0699 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.07 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0671 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0723 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0745 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0752 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0786 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0851 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0914 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0982 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0944 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.097 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0953 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0956 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0949 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0913 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0868 units per person | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.075 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0735 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | 0.0793 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0877 units per person | 0.0745 units per person | 0.0982 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0929 units per person | 0.0868 units per person | 0.0959 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0868 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0982 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 units per person in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.