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

Latest (2018)
40.7%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
34th
of 142 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2005
All-time low
40.7%
in 2018
Years of data
11
1999–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bangladesh, 1999–2018

02040601999200820181999: 63.7 %2003: 65.5 %2005: 69.4 %2006: 67.7 %2009: 59.2 %2010: 59.4 %2011: 61.8 %2013: 56.8 %2015: 54.1 %2016: 42.4 %2018: 40.7 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Bangladesh, 1999 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Iraq 41.5% compare
  2. 32 Vanuatu 41.3% compare
  3. 33 Malaysia 41.2% compare
  4. 35 Lesotho 38.4% compare
  5. 36 Nicaragua 38.1% compare
  6. 37 Belize 37.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.