Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.1% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 96.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd 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 | 96.2% | — |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 88.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 85.2% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.1% | 85.3% | 2 |
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 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 82.1% 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 96.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd 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 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release