Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 79.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
79.1%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
4th
of 162 countries
All-time high
93.4%
in 2002
All-time low
79.1%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 92 %1999: 92.9 %2000: 93 %2001: 93.1 %2002: 93.4 %2003: 93.1 %2004: 92.6 %2005: 93.1 %2006: 92.9 %2007: 92.5 %2008: 91.9 %2009: 92 %2010: 90.6 %2011: 90.9 %2012: 90.2 %2013: 90.4 %2015: 90.8 %2016: 90.7 %2017: 90.6 %2019: 79.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh stood at 79.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh peaked at 93.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2019.

Bangladesh ranks 4th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in Bangladesh, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 92.0%
1999 92.9% +1.0%
2000 93.0% +0.1%
2001 93.1% +0.1%
2002 93.4% +0.3%
2003 93.1% -0.3%
2004 92.6% -0.6%
2005 93.1% +0.6%
2006 92.9% -0.3%
2007 92.5% -0.4%
2008 91.9% -0.6%
2009 92.0% +0.2%
2010 90.6% -1.6%
2011 90.9% +0.3%
2012 90.2% -0.7%
2013 90.4% +0.2%
2015 90.8% +0.4%
2016 90.7% -0.1%
2017 90.6% -0.1%
2019 79.1% -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.4% 92.0% 92.9% 2
2000s 92.8% 91.9% 93.4% 10
2010s 89.2% 79.1% 90.9% 8

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 Macau, China 95.5% compare
  2. 2 Aruba 93.9% compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.7% compare
  4. 5 Guatemala 75.9% compare
  5. 6 Mali 70.3% compare
  6. 7 Comoros 64.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Bangladesh was 79.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2019.
How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students in upper secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in upper secondary education.