Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Bangladesh
35.7%
in 2018
Upper middle income
16.0%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
34th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Upper middle income
20406080199820082019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 35.7% against 16.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.7%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 143 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 69.7% 40.6% 29.1% Bangladesh
2000s 67.4% 31.3% 36.0% Bangladesh
2010s 51.7% 19.5% 32.2% 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 Upper middle income?
Bangladesh, at 35.7% against 16.0% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
19.7%, 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, female?
Bangladesh ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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

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.