UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 12.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 88 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2019
All-time low
10.5%
in 2001
Years of data
12
1974–2019

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh, 1974–2019

02.557.51012.51974199620191974: 121981: 112001: 10.52011: 11.12012: 11.22013: 11.32014: 11.52015: 11.82016: 122017: 12.12018: 12.32019: 12.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh stood at 12.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh peaked at 12.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2001.

That places Bangladesh 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, male in Bangladesh, 1974 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1974 12.0%
1981 11.0% -8.3%
2001 10.5% -4.4%
2011 11.1% +5.5%
2012 11.2% +1.1%
2013 11.3% +0.6%
2014 11.5% +2.3%
2015 11.8% +2.3%
2016 12.0% +2.0%
2017 12.1% +1.1%
2018 12.3% +1.1%
2019 12.4% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 1
1980s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
2000s 10.5% 10.5% 10.5% 1
2010s 11.7% 11.1% 12.4% 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.7% compare
  2. 53 Australia 13.2% compare
  3. 54 Brazil 13.2% compare
  4. 56 Pakistan 12.3% compare
  5. 57 Latvia 12.1% compare
  6. 58 Paraguay 11.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh was 12.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
How does Bangladesh rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 975 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/