Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
80th
of 205 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 1973
All-time low
95.2%
in 2018
Years of data
35
1973–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh, 1973–2019

0204060801001973199620191973: 99.6 %1976: 99.1 %1977: 98.9 %1979: 98.9 %1980: 99 %1981: 98.9 %1983: 99 %1984: 99.1 %1985: 99.1 %1986: 99 %1987: 99 %1988: 99 %1989: 99.1 %1990: 99.1 %1998: 98.9 %1999: 98.9 %2000: 99 %2001: 98.8 %2002: 98.9 %2003: 98.8 %2004: 98.4 %2005: 98.1 %2006: 97.9 %2007: 97.6 %2008: 96.6 %2009: 96.6 %2010: 96.7 %2011: 96.8 %2012: 96.5 %2013: 96.8 %2015: 95.9 %2016: 96 %2017: 96 %2018: 95.2 %2019: 96 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 96.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh peaked at 99.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2018.

Bangladesh ranks 80th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Bangladesh, 1973 to 2019.
Year % Change
1973 99.6%
1976 99.1% -0.4%
1977 98.9% -0.3%
1979 98.9% +0.0%
1980 99.0% +0.1%
1981 98.9% -0.1%
1983 99.0% +0.1%
1984 99.1% +0.1%
1985 99.1% +0.0%
1986 99.0% -0.1%
1987 99.0% -0.0%
1988 99.0% +0.1%
1989 99.1% +0.1%
1990 99.1% -0.0%
1998 98.9% -0.3%
1999 98.9% +0.1%
2000 99.0% +0.0%
2001 98.8% -0.1%
2002 98.9% +0.0%
2003 98.8% -0.0%
2004 98.4% -0.5%
2005 98.1% -0.3%
2006 97.9% -0.2%
2007 97.6% -0.3%
2008 96.6% -1.0%
2009 96.6% +0.1%
2010 96.7% +0.1%
2011 96.8% +0.1%
2012 96.5% -0.4%
2013 96.8% +0.3%
2015 95.9% -0.9%
2016 96.0% +0.2%
2017 96.0% -0.0%
2018 95.2% -0.8%
2019 96.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 99.1% 98.9% 99.6% 4
1980s 99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 9
1990s 99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 3
2000s 98.1% 96.6% 99.0% 10
2010s 96.2% 95.2% 96.8% 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 77 Central African Republic 96.3% compare
  2. 78 Sri Lanka 96.1% compare
  3. 79 Eswatini 96.1% compare
  4. 81 American Samoa 95.6% compare
  5. 82 Brazil 95.6% compare
  6. 83 Zambia 95.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bangladesh was 96.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1973.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2018.
How does Bangladesh rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Bangladesh ranks 80th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.