Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 114.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
114.2%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
10th
of 188 countries
All-time high
114.2%
in 2018
All-time low
89.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2005–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh, 2005–2018

02550751001252005201120182005: 91.6 %2006: 92.2 %2007: 92.5 %2008: 89.5 %2009: 92.5 %2010: 95.9 %2017: 112.2 %2018: 114.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 114.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh peaked at 114.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2008.

That places Bangladesh 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2018.
Year % Change
2005 91.6%
2006 92.2% +0.6%
2007 92.5% +0.4%
2008 89.5% -3.2%
2009 92.5% +3.3%
2010 95.9% +3.7%
2017 112.2% +16.9%
2018 114.2% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.7% 89.5% 92.5% 5
2010s 107.4% 95.9% 114.2% 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 7 Namibia 118.5% compare
  2. 8 Argentina 116.4% compare
  3. 9 Mexico 114.5% compare
  4. 11 Tonga 114.0% compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 113.8% compare
  6. 13 Samoa 113.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bangladesh was 114.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 114.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2008.
How does Bangladesh rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.