Education in Bangladesh

156 indicators covering education for Bangladesh.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 6,563 2024 down 32.5% 9th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 17,992 2024 down 0.2% 7th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 14,064 2024 down 11.0% 13th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 109.3% 2018 up 0.3% 40th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.9% 2018 down 4.3% 90th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.8% 2100 down 46.0% 57th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.41 million people 2100 down 48.8% 22nd
Population by level of education 47.69 million people 2100 up 11.2% 15th
Repeaters, primary, female 3.8% 2018 down 70.8% 61st
Repeaters, primary, male 4.5% 2018 down 66.2% 64th
School enrollment, secondary, private 93.9% 2017 down 1.8% 2nd
School enrollment, primary 90.5% 2010 down 3.4% 122nd
Trained teachers in primary education 77.9% 2024 up 63.7% 103rd
Over-age students, primary 9.0% 2010 up 156.5% 70th
Secondary education, teachers 28.7% 2024 up 37.9% 172nd
School enrollment, primary, female 93.7% 2008 73rd
School enrollment, primary, male 91.5% 2008 98th
Over-age students, primary, male 10.8% 2010 up 201.2% 68th
Over-age students, primary, female 7.3% 2010 up 110.9% 79th
Compulsory education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.0% 2010 down 2.4% 103rd
Trained teachers in primary education, female 77.9% 2024 up 62.1% 99th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 77.8% 2024 up 66.0% 94th
Primary education, pupils 50.7% 2018 up 0.5% 7th
Tertiary education, academic staff 29.1% 2024 up 65.5% 135th
School enrollment, secondary 66.5% 2018 up 46.6% 102nd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
School enrollment, secondary, female 72.3% 2018 up 55.0% 99th
School enrollment, secondary, male 61.1% 2018 up 38.1% 110th
Expenditure on tertiary education 33.3% 2016 up 157.4% 14th
Literacy rate, youth female 94.5% 2022 up 19.0% 68th
Children out of school, primary 918,575 2024 up 71.3% 14th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.0% 2008 59th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.5% 2008 86th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2022 down 1.9% 7th
Literacy rate, youth male 92.4% 2022 up 21.1% 67th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 30.05 2018 down 31.3% 46th
Literacy rate, youth total 93.5% 2022 up 20.1% 63rd
Expenditure on secondary education 64.3% 2016 up 48.1% 2nd
Expenditure on primary education 44.6% 2012 down 1.1% 33rd
Secondary education, pupils 52.6% 2018 up 1.3% 9th
Children out of school, primary, female 189,119 2018 down 82.4% 30th
Children out of school, primary, male 354,030 2018 down 71.5% 19th
Literacy rate, adult total 79.0% 2022 up 36.5% 59th
Literacy rate, adult male 81.4% 2022 up 32.3% 64th
Trained teachers in secondary education 55.0% 2024 down 5.2% 95th
Adolescents out of school 23.9% 2024 up 123.2% 37th
Current education expenditure, total 71.0% 2019 down 12.3% 119th
Current education expenditure, primary 100.0% 2012 up 27.2% 1st
Current education expenditure, secondary 57.2% 2020 down 36.6% 122nd
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 38.3% 2024 down 42.7% 99th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 61.7% 2024 up 10.8% 82nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 35.1 2018 up 29.7% 5th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 23.12 2002 down 37.1% 48th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 81.2% 2020 down 6.8% 90th
Adolescents out of school, female 12.8% 2024 up 658.8% 54th
Adolescents out of school, male 34.1% 2024 up 74.8% 24th
Net intake rate in grade 1 93.1% 2010 20th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 54.7% 2024 down 8.3% 73rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 37.12 2018 up 76.5% 7th