Education in Bangladesh

730 indicators covering education for Bangladesh.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 up 2.8% 84th
Population ages 0-14 27.6% 2025 down 11.3% 82nd
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
School enrollment, primary 106.5% 2024 up 1.3% 51st
Primary education, teachers 383,624 2024 down 27.3% 13th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman 2024 down 4.0% 102nd
School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% 2024 up 4.8% 25th
School enrollment, primary, male 100.3% 2024 down 2.1% 104th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.16 live births per woman 2023 down 3.7% 102nd
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.16 live births per woman 2023 down 3.7% 102nd
Labor force, female 34.0% 2025 up 11.3% 157th
Labor force, total 74.74 million 2025 up 20.7% 8th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 up 0.2% 25th
School enrollment, secondary 64.3% 2024 up 15.6% 155th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 17.0% 105th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 57th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.9% 70th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.3 per 1,000 2024 down 3.6% 51st
Secondary education, teachers 571,690 2024 up 51.2% 14th
School enrollment, secondary, female 70.5% 2024 up 22.7% 154th
School enrollment, secondary, male 58.5% 2024 up 8.7% 161st
School enrollment, tertiary 23.7% 2024 up 74.8% 124th
School enrollment, primary, private 23.9% 2018 down 40.7% 52nd
School age population, tertiary education, male 7.84 million number 2019 up 6.4% 8th
School age population, tertiary education, female 7.55 million number 2019 up 4.8% 8th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 15.39 million number 2019 up 5.6% 8th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 8.71 million number 2019 down 8.4% 8th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.35 million number 2020 up 0.7% 7th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.41 million number 2020 up 0.3% 7th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.06 million number 2020 up 0.0% 7th
School age population, secondary education, male 10.97 million number 2020 down 2.0% 8th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 4.62 million number 2020 down 5.4% 9th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 21.46 million number 2020 down 2.2% 8th
School age population, secondary education, female 10.48 million number 2020 down 2.5% 8th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 9.04 million number 2020 down 5.6% 9th
School age population, primary education, male 7.52 million number 2020 down 8.1% 9th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 14.72 million number 2020 down 8.1% 9th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 4.43 million number 2020 down 5.8% 9th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1.46 million number 2020 down 7.5% 8th
School age population, primary education, female 7.21 million number 2020 down 8.2% 9th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 2.98 million number 2020 down 7.3% 8th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 4.45 million number 2019 down 8.3% 8th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 4.26 million number 2019 down 8.5% 7th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 23.9% 2018 down 40.7% 55th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 12.31 years 2023 up 19.0% 134th
School enrollment, preprimary 36.4% 2021 up 42.1% 142nd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 20.8% 2024 up 82.9% 136th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 27.0% 2024 up 70.9% 110th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7715 GPI 2024 up 7.0% 159th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.24 GPI 2021 up 10.0% 2nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 163,967 2024 up 108.4% 27th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 6.79 years 2023 up 34.2% 144th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 6.79 years 2023 up 34.2% 144th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 55.2% 2020 up 13.9% 56th
Primary completion rate, female 102.8% 2024 up 60.2% 28th
Primary completion rate, male 86.4% 2024 up 49.7% 125th
Duration of compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 198th