Compulsory education, duration in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Compulsory education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Bangladesh, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Bangladesh peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 193rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 193 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 193 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 196 Guam 0 years compare
- 196 New Caledonia 0 years compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 74.74 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 34.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Bangladesh?
- Compulsory education, duration in Bangladesh was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Bangladesh ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.