UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 5.98 in 2019. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh stood at 5.98. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh peaked at 5.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3709, in 1974.
Bangladesh ranks 86th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3709 | — |
| 1981 | 0.9066 | +144.4% |
| 2001 | 3.78 | +316.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.37 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.34 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 5.44 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.64 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.98 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3709 | 0.3709 | 0.3709 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9066 | 0.9066 | 0.9066 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 4.37 | 5.98 | 9 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
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- 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 uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh was 5.98 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2019.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3709 in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/