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

Latest (2019)
5.98
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
86th
of 91 countries
All-time high
5.98
in 2019
All-time low
0.3709
in 1974
Years of data
12
1974–2019

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bangladesh, 1974–2019

02461974199620191974: 0.3711981: 0.9072001: 3.82011: 4.42012: 4.52013: 4.42014: 4.62015: 5.32016: 5.42017: 5.62018: 5.82019: 6

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

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Bangladesh, 1974 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

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  4. 87 Syrian Arab Republic 5.6 compare
  5. 88 Uganda 4.08 compare
  6. 89 Pakistan 3.83 compare

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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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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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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/