Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 92.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 92.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 98.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 77th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.5% | — |
| 1999 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.3% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 93.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (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 92.7% 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 98.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 188 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 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release