Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 87.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
88th
of 190 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2000
All-time low
86.8%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh stood at 87.5%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 97.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 88th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.2% | — |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 87.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 87.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 93.6%, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.7% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.8% | 89.8% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release