Enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 7.43 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.43 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
7th
of 202 countries
All-time high
7.68 million number
in 2016
All-time low
1.65 million number
in 1976
Years of data
34
1973–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh, 1973–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1973199620191973: 1.7M number1976: 1.7M number1977: 1.8M number1979: 1.9M number1980: 2.0M number1981: 2.0M number1984: 2.2M number1985: 2.2M number1986: 2.2M number1987: 2.3M number1988: 2.3M number1989: 2.3M number1990: 2.4M number1998: 4.8M number1999: 5.1M number2000: 5.2M number2001: 5.2M number2002: 5.4M number2003: 5.4M number2004: 5.2M number2005: 5.0M number2006: 5.1M number2007: 5.2M number2008: 4.8M number2009: 5.4M number2010: 5.5M number2011: 5.5M number2012: 5.8M number2013: 6.5M number2015: 7.0M number2016: 7.7M number2017: 7.2M number2018: 7.5M number2019: 7.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh is 7.43 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 7.68 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million number, in 1976.

Bangladesh ranks 7th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Bangladesh, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 1.70 million number
1976 1.65 million number -2.8%
1977 1.77 million number +7.1%
1979 1.88 million number +6.3%
1980 2.02 million number +7.7%
1981 1.96 million number -3.1%
1984 2.22 million number +13.4%
1985 2.25 million number +1.3%
1986 2.16 million number -4.0%
1987 2.27 million number +5.0%
1988 2.29 million number +0.9%
1989 2.31 million number +0.9%
1990 2.41 million number +4.5%
1998 4.80 million number +99.0%
1999 5.08 million number +5.8%
2000 5.20 million number +2.3%
2001 5.25 million number +0.9%
2002 5.36 million number +2.2%
2003 5.38 million number +0.3%
2004 5.22 million number -3.0%
2005 5.00 million number -4.3%
2006 5.09 million number +1.7%
2007 5.19 million number +2.0%
2008 4.82 million number -7.1%
2009 5.36 million number +11.1%
2010 5.45 million number +1.8%
2011 5.48 million number +0.5%
2012 5.83 million number +6.3%
2013 6.54 million number +12.2%
2015 7.01 million number +7.2%
2016 7.68 million number +9.6%
2017 7.23 million number -5.9%
2018 7.52 million number +4.0%
2019 7.43 million number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.75 million number 1.65 million number 1.88 million number 4
1980s 2.18 million number 1.96 million number 2.31 million number 8
1990s 4.10 million number 2.41 million number 5.08 million number 3
2000s 5.19 million number 4.82 million number 5.38 million number 10
2010s 6.68 million number 5.45 million number 7.68 million number 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 4 Indonesia 12.65 million number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 11.48 million number compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 7.69 million number compare
  4. 8 Mexico 6.89 million number compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 5.83 million number compare
  6. 10 Nigeria 5.51 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Bangladesh was 7.43 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 7.68 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 1976.
How does Bangladesh rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.