Secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Secondary education, pupils was 52.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh stood at 52.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh peaked at 52.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.1% | — |
| 1976 | 24.4% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +53.4% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 25.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 18.6% | 32.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 32.9% | 48.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.9% | 52.8% | 8 |
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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, pupils in Bangladesh?
- Secondary education, pupils in Bangladesh was 52.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.