School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, secondary was 66.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh peaked at 66.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1977.
That places Bangladesh 102nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 16.0% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 42.0% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.9% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 47.3% | 66.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 99 Cape Verde 70.4% compare
- 100 Bhutan 70.2% compare
- 101 British Virgin Islands 68.1% compare
- 103 San Marino 66.5% compare
- 104 Paraguay 65.9% compare
- 105 Philippines 65.6% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 school enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh?
- School enrollment, secondary in Bangladesh was 66.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.