Reference Data in Bangladesh 1,372 indicators covering reference data for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Annual area burnt by wildfires 143,982 hectares 2026 down 23.4% 61st Annual number of wildfires 421 wildfires 2026 down 35.6% 62nd Annual area burnt per wildfire vs. number of fires 421 wildfires 2026 down 35.6% 62nd Share of land covered by lakes and rivers 1.1% 2022 up 1.9% 48th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 1.9% 2015 down 72.5% 98th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, femal 2.2% 2015 down 66.2% 73rd Government expenditure on pre-primary education as % of GDP 0.0% 2012 — 140th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 1,170 millions 2019 up 225.6% 53rd Average area burnt per wildfire 342 hectares 2026 up 19.0% 42nd Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2012 — 136th Sugar cane production 2.93 million tonnes 2024 down 34.9% 39th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private instit 79.1% 2019 down 14.0% 4th Prosperity gap 4.96 2022 down 32.4% 34th Palma ratio 1.18 2022 down 6.6% 88th Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses 0 cases 2023 — 3rd Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 9,729 millions 2019 up 57.6% 55th Voter turnout of registered voters 41.8% 2024 down 18.6% 151st Countries with statistical legislation in line with UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics 0 number 2024 — 139th Affordability of cigarettes 4.2% 2022 up 26.9% 82nd Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 1,248 millions 2012 up 154.1% 54th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 2,291 millions 2019 up 220.7% 48th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 254,810 number 2019 up 116.6% 7th Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 9,332 millions 2019 up 27.7% 55th Government expenditure on primary education as % of GDP 1.0% 2012 up 6.6% 117th Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP 0.8% 2019 up 7.2% 119th History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita 4,099 2011 US$ 2018 up 76.6% 111th Barley production 195 tonnes 2024 down 26.7% 99th International tourist departures per 1,000 people 9.48 departures per 1,000 people 2019 down 36.5% 104th Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required 67.3% 2022 down 24.6% 26th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 72,187 number 2018 down 83.0% 12th Probability of dying, by age 0.0248 2021 down 33.3% 59th Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people 0.664 per 1,000 people 2023 up 240.5% 171st Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco 33.3% 2022 down 24.7% 20th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 97,071 number 2018 down 49.6% 6th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 107,291 number 2018 down 52.3% 4th People displaced internally by natural disasters 1.79 million number of cases 2023 up 54.4% 5th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 82,388 number 2018 down 51.5% 3rd Pea production 7,994 tonnes 2024 down 45.5% 51st Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips 0.2065 ratio 2019 up 74.3% 103rd Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 2,142 millions 2019 up 100.3% 47th Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases 55.18 million Number of people 2024 up 10.6% 6th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 1.6% 2015 down 76.7% 93rd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, femal 3.3% 2015 down 52.1% 51st Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 1,572 millions 2012 up 85.9% 48th Adjusted net saving (current US dollars) 143.71 billion current US$ 2021 up 276.2% 11th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2019 — 77th Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average 3.0% 2022 down 48.7% 64th Free and Fair Elections Score 2 2025 down 66.7% 88th Democracy 2 2025 down 33.3% 57th Effective Power to Govern Score 3 2025 down 50.0% 60th Stateness Index 7.25 2025 up 7.4% 67th Rule of Law Index 4 2025 down 5.9% 67th Basic State Functions Score 7 2025 up 27.3% 62nd Democratic Features Index 4.72 2025 down 11.8% 65th Political Participation Index 4 2025 down 23.8% 68th Political and Social Integration Index 5.33 2025 down 11.1% 52nd Population of compulsory school age, female 7.24 million number 2019 down 8.0% 16th Population of compulsory school age, male 7.56 million number 2019 down 7.8% 15th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 14.80 million number 2019 down 7.9% 15th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant U 0 millions 2019 — 76th ← Previous Page 14 of 23 Next →