Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 40.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 40.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh peaked at 69.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 34th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.7% | — |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -3.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 40.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 59.2% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 40.7% | 61.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh was 40.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.