Enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Enrolment in primary education, male was 8.54 million number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
8.54 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 202 countries
All-time high
8.54 million number
in 2018
All-time low
3.44 million number
in 1971
Years of data
29
1970–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh, 1970–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1970199420181970: 3.6M number1971: 3.4M number1972: 4.2M number1973: 5.1M number1974: 5.2M number1975: 5.5M number1976: 5.7M number1977: 5.2M number1978: 5.2M number1979: 5.2M number1980: 5.2M number1981: 4.9M number1982: 5.0M number1983: 5.6M number1984: 5.3M number1985: 5.4M number1986: 5.5M number1987: 5.5M number1988: 6.2M number1989: 6.3M number1990: 6.6M number2005: 8.1M number2006: 8.1M number2007: 8.0M number2008: 7.9M number2009: 8.2M number2010: 8.4M number2017: 8.5M number2018: 8.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh stood at 8.54 million number. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 8.54 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.44 million number, in 1971.

Bangladesh ranks 9th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.83 million number 3.44 million number 5.70 million number 10
1980s 5.50 million number 4.95 million number 6.34 million number 10
1990s 6.59 million number 6.59 million number 6.59 million number 1
2000s 8.09 million number 7.92 million number 8.24 million number 5
2010s 8.48 million number 8.41 million number 8.54 million number 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 United States 12.75 million number compare
  2. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.74 million number compare
  3. 8 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 8.57 million number compare
  4. 10 Brazil 8.29 million number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 7.17 million number compare
  6. 12 Philippines 6.99 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Bangladesh

All data for Bangladesh β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Bangladesh was 8.54 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 8.54 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 3.44 million number in 1971.
How does Bangladesh rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.