Bangladesh's adult literacy rose from 29.2 % in 1981 to 79.0 % in 2022.
Bangladesh's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 71.5 % in 1974 to 106.5 % in 2024.
Bangladesh · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Bangladesh's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 35.7 % in 1981 to 93.4 % in 2022.
Bangladesh's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 19.6 % in 1987 to 64.3 % in 2024.
Bangladesh's tertiary enrolment rose from 5.1 % in 1986 to 23.7 % in 2024.
Bangladesh's children out of school, primary fell from 5.06M in 1970 to 918,575 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −3.7 pts61st of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.1 pts77th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +2.3 pts81st of 97*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs134th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs110th of 145
- Learning poverty1st of 1
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts39th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.1 pts34th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.0 %69th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Bangladesh.