Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 90.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh peaked at 99.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 118th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 99.5% | — |
| 1976 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.5% | 92.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bangladesh ranks 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release