Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 2.16 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 2.16 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bangladesh peaked at 6.84 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 99th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 | 6.37 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 | 6.74 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 6.42 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.58 | 4.7 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 3.36 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 2.48 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.18 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 96 South Africa 2.22 compare
- 97 Réunion 2.17 compare
- 98 Western Sahara 2.16 compare
- 100 Seychelles 2.13 compare
- 101 Indonesia 2.13 compare
- 102 Panama 2.12 compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bangladesh?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bangladesh was 2.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 1970.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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