Bangladesh - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Bangladesh was 45.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.34 in 1988 and a minimum value of 0.22 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 0.22
1973 0.36
1988 78.34
1998 21.80
1999 19.04
2000 17.65
2001 17.01
2002 14.66
2003 11.96
2004 11.40
2005 11.37
2009 11.22
2010 13.12
2011 25.60
2013 32.84
2015 32.36
2016 35.52
2017 41.74
2018 40.82
2020 45.60

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Bangladesh was 46.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.28 in 1988 and a minimum value of 0.45 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 0.45
1988 71.28
1998 22.56
1999 19.35
2000 17.83
2001 16.68
2002 14.68
2003 12.01
2004 11.45
2005 11.47
2009 11.27
2010 13.03
2011 25.25
2013 32.85
2015 32.63
2016 36.17
2017 42.48
2018 41.63
2020 46.83

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Bangladesh was 44.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.12 in 1988 and a minimum value of 0.27 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 0.27
1988 85.12
1998 21.08
1999 18.75
2000 17.48
2001 17.33
2002 14.64
2003 11.91
2004 11.35
2005 11.27
2009 11.17
2010 13.20
2011 25.93
2013 32.83
2015 32.09
2016 34.89
2017 41.03
2018 40.04
2020 44.42

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Bangladesh was 119.56 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 119.56 in 2020 and a minimum value of 52.05 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 56.27
1971 52.05
1972 64.53
1973 76.72
1974 75.04
1975 79.98
1976 81.35
1977 75.57
1978 74.02
1979 72.82
1980 71.61
1981 70.34
1982 71.59
1983 73.03
1984 71.80
1985 69.89
1986 69.50
1987 68.42
1988 80.45
1989 80.42
1990 83.80
2005 101.65
2006 102.42
2007 101.62
2008 99.54
2009 102.93
2010 105.97
2017 114.99
2018 116.47
2020 119.56

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Bangladesh was 124.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124.99 in 2020 and a minimum value of 33.82 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 36.78
1971 33.82
1972 45.61
1973 54.24
1974 50.68
1975 55.55
1976 56.95
1977 56.91
1978 55.66
1979 54.70
1980 53.76
1981 57.52
1982 59.17
1983 54.86
1984 58.79
1985 56.97
1986 56.60
1987 55.75
1988 71.63
1989 71.91
1990 76.60
2005 103.95
2006 105.26
2007 105.24
2008 102.59
2009 105.38
2010 109.25
2017 119.06
2018 120.75
2020 124.99

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Bangladesh was 114.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.35 in 2020 and a minimum value of 69.58 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 75.01
1971 69.58
1972 82.70
1973 98.29
1974 98.41
1975 103.41
1976 104.79
1977 93.54
1978 91.76
1979 90.38
1980 88.91
1981 82.78
1982 83.64
1983 90.61
1984 84.36
1985 82.33
1986 81.91
1987 80.59
1988 88.91
1989 88.59
1990 90.71
2005 99.43
2006 99.69
2007 98.14
2008 96.61
2009 100.57
2010 102.83
2017 111.09
2018 112.36
2020 114.35

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Bangladesh was 90.53 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.69 in 2005 and a minimum value of 51.63 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 51.63
1973 72.03
1976 76.78
1977 73.18
1978 72.15
1981 68.56
1983 65.58
1984 64.47
1985 62.90
1986 62.09
1987 61.21
1988 71.93
1989 71.90
1990 74.92
2005 93.69
2006 93.43
2008 92.57
2009 92.54
2010 90.53

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Bangladesh was 93.67 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.67 in 2008 and a minimum value of 34.57 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 34.57
1973 50.75
1977 54.57
1978 53.74
1981 55.53
1983 49.22
1984 52.91
1985 51.45
1986 51.02
1987 50.24
1988 64.55
1989 64.80
1990 68.95
2008 93.67

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Bangladesh was 91.51 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.46 in 1973 and a minimum value of 68.03 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 68.03
1973 92.46
1977 91.11
1978 89.94
1981 81.20
1983 81.42
1984 75.62
1985 73.93
1986 72.73
1987 71.74
1988 79.02
1989 78.72
1990 80.66
2008 91.51

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Bangladesh was 23.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 42.66 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.06 in 1975.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 5.85
1971 27.99
1972 27.90
1973 25.51
1975 4.06
1976 9.13
1977 10.92
1978 15.26
1979 15.23
1980 14.64
1981 11.27
1983 11.63
1984 11.63
1985 11.00
1986 10.92
1987 10.92
1988 13.22
1989 13.60
1990 15.17
2005 41.65
2006 42.66
2007 42.45
2008 40.33
2009 40.95
2017 21.40
2018 23.90

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Bangladesh was 74.36 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.36 in 2020 and a minimum value of 16.85 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 20.76
1976 17.82
1977 17.56
1979 17.24
1980 18.99
1981 16.85
1983 20.32
1984 20.91
1985 20.57
1986 20.22
1987 20.62
1988 20.52
1989 20.38
1990 20.91
1998 45.16
1999 48.33
2000 49.76
2001 51.04
2002 52.20
2003 51.93
2004 48.35
2005 46.96
2006 47.53
2007 48.30
2008 46.24
2009 50.00
2010 51.64
2011 52.43
2012 55.21
2013 60.17
2015 65.63
2016 71.42
2017 69.66
2018 72.69
2019 72.56
2020 74.36

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Bangladesh was 81.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.49 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6.43 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 10.63
1976 8.91
1977 7.57
1979 7.09
1980 9.31
1981 6.43
1984 12.21
1985 11.75
1986 12.83
1987 12.90
1988 13.17
1989 13.39
1990 14.00
1998 43.78
1999 48.13
2000 50.51
2001 53.09
2002 54.75
2003 54.45
2004 48.98
2005 48.48
2006 48.85
2007 49.57
2008 49.01
2009 51.91
2010 54.68
2011 56.20
2012 58.82
2013 62.58
2015 69.65
2016 75.01
2017 75.22
2018 78.27
2019 78.28
2020 81.49

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Bangladesh was 67.55 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.97 in 2016 and a minimum value of 26.33 in 1976.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 30.49
1976 26.33
1977 27.09
1979 26.92
1980 28.23
1981 26.81
1984 29.26
1985 29.05
1986 27.34
1987 28.06
1988 27.61
1989 27.11
1990 27.56
1998 46.49
1999 48.52
2000 49.05
2001 49.07
2002 49.75
2003 49.52
2004 47.75
2005 45.51
2006 46.26
2007 47.08
2008 43.58
2009 48.16
2010 48.72
2011 48.81
2012 51.74
2013 57.85
2015 61.78
2016 67.97
2017 64.35
2018 67.35
2019 67.09
2020 67.55

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Bangladesh was 66.55 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.55 in 2018 and a minimum value of 14.53 in 1977.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 16.52
1977 14.53
1981 16.01
1983 19.39
1987 19.50
1998 41.96
1999 45.10
2000 46.45
2001 47.72
2002 48.86
2003 48.62
2004 45.27
2005 43.94
2006 44.60
2007 45.41
2009 46.34
2010 47.65
2011 47.29
2012 49.67
2013 54.27
2015 59.14
2016 65.22
2017 63.74
2018 66.55

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Bangladesh was 72.28 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.28 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6.24 in 1981.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 6.56
1981 6.24
1998 40.60
1999 44.85
2000 47.10
2001 49.59
2002 51.18
2003 51.05
2004 45.94
2005 45.42
2006 45.90
2007 46.64
2009 48.25
2010 50.41
2011 50.83
2012 53.13
2013 56.54
2015 63.12
2016 68.93
2017 68.88
2018 72.28

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Bangladesh was 61.07 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.67 in 2016 and a minimum value of 22.13 in 1977.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 22.13
1981 25.36
1998 43.26
1999 45.34
2000 45.83
2001 45.94
2002 46.64
2003 46.30
2004 44.63
2005 42.53
2006 43.36
2007 44.23
2009 44.50
2010 45.00
2011 43.89
2012 46.34
2013 52.11
2015 55.33
2016 61.67
2017 58.83
2018 61.07

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Bangladesh was 93.90 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 96.05 in 2002, while its lowest value was 93.90 in 2017.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 95.23
1999 95.61
2000 95.73
2001 95.90
2002 96.05
2003 95.92
2004 95.69
2005 95.99
2006 95.82
2007 95.63
2008 95.27
2009 95.33
2010 95.11
2011 94.79
2012 94.46
2013 94.59
2015 94.43
2016 94.04
2017 93.90

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Bangladesh was 22.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.02 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.13 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 2.13
1972 2.45
1973 2.56
1974 3.36
1976 2.80
1977 3.01
1978 2.39
1979 3.37
1980 3.25
1981 3.10
1982 3.80
1983 4.68
1984 5.04
1985 5.11
1986 4.98
1987 4.32
1988 3.72
1989 3.67
1990 4.21
1999 5.63
2000 5.63
2001 6.65
2002 6.34
2003 6.39
2004 5.89
2005 6.45
2006 7.36
2007 7.93
2008 8.88
2009 10.86
2011 13.69
2012 13.80
2013 13.53
2014 13.87
2015 13.79
2016 17.87
2017 18.15
2018 20.57
2019 24.02
2020 22.83

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Bangladesh was 19.84 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.02 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.43 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.43
1972 0.54
1974 0.70
1976 0.71
1977 0.83
1978 0.67
1979 0.95
1980 0.92
1981 0.88
1982 1.66
1983 1.77
1984 1.86
1985 2.01
1986 1.96
1987 1.61
1988 1.20
1989 1.20
1990 1.37
1999 3.70
2000 3.71
2001 4.59
2002 4.14
2003 4.17
2004 3.79
2005 4.40
2006 5.23
2007 5.63
2008 6.31
2009 8.12
2011 11.20
2012 11.56
2013 10.97
2014 11.74
2015 11.08
2016 14.68
2017 14.91
2018 16.98
2019 20.02
2020 19.84

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Bangladesh was 25.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.87 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3.76 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 3.76
1972 4.28
1974 5.94
1976 4.84
1977 5.11
1978 4.04
1979 5.68
1980 5.46
1981 5.20
1982 5.83
1983 7.43
1984 8.04
1985 8.05
1986 7.84
1987 6.89
1988 6.10
1989 6.03
1990 6.91
1999 7.50
2000 7.49
2001 8.63
2002 8.46
2003 8.53
2004 7.91
2005 8.42
2006 9.41
2007 10.17
2008 11.40
2009 13.54
2011 16.13
2012 15.99
2013 16.03
2014 15.93
2015 16.41
2016 20.95
2017 21.28
2018 24.02
2019 27.87
2020 25.70

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation