Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 7.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 115th of 168 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +53.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 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 7.3% 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 7.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 115th out of 168 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 44.0%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release