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

Bangladesh: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 100.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
110th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.2%
in 2018
All-time low
81.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2005–2018

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

02550751002005201120182005: 85.9 %2006: 85.8 %2007: 85.2 %2008: 81.3 %2009: 85.5 %2010: 86.7 %2017: 98.8 %2018: 100.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bangladesh stood at 100.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bangladesh peaked at 100.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2008.

That places Bangladesh 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2018.
Year % Change
2005 85.9%
2006 85.8% -0.1%
2007 85.2% -0.7%
2008 81.3% -4.5%
2009 85.5% +5.1%
2010 86.7% +1.4%
2017 98.8% +14.0%
2018 100.2% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.7% 81.3% 85.9% 5
2010s 95.3% 86.7% 100.2% 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 107 Poland 100.4% compare
  2. 108 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100.3% compare
  3. 109 South Africa 100.3% compare
  4. 111 Suriname 99.8% compare
  5. 112 Serbia 99.8% compare
  6. 113 Seychelles 99.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bangladesh?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bangladesh was 100.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2008.
How does Bangladesh rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.