Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 5 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 192nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5 is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.5, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 192 Madagascar 5 compare
- 192 Myanmar 5 compare
- 195 Bhutan 0
- 195 Botswana 0
- 195 Burundi 0
- 195 Cambodia 0
- 195 Fiji 0
- 195 Mozambique 0
- 195 Niger 0
- 195 Papua New Guinea 0
- 195 Solomon Islands 0
- 195 Somalia 0
- 195 Vanuatu 0
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Bangladesh was 5 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/