Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.11 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 65th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 183 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 up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release