Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 12.5% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 13.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 105th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.8% | — |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
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 12.5% 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 13.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 105th 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 68.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release