Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Bangladesh
38.3%
in 2018
Upper middle income
18.9%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 38.3% against 18.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 36.8% | 29.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 31.5% | 34.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 21.3% | 30.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 38.3% against 18.9% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 19.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.