How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Bangladesh

35.7%

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

16.3%

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

34th

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

32nd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Bangladesh
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 35.7% against 16.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.4%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 143 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.7%	46.7%	23.0%	Bangladesh
2000s	67.4%	34.4%	33.0%	Bangladesh
2010s	51.7%	20.7%	31.1%	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, female, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Bangladesh, at 35.7% against 16.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 19.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Bangladesh ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.