Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.9% 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 17.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bangladesh peaked at 17.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 99th 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 17.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- 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)
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 17.9% 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 17.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th 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 85.3%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release