Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Bangladesh

Primary school enrollment in Bangladesh in 2010 — 90.5%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 129. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 38.9 pp.

2010 90.5% −2 pp vs 2009
World rank 82of 129
Period maximum 93.7%2005
Period minimum 51.6%1970

Trend over time

1970–2010 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Bangladesh, 1970–2010406080100197019741978198219861990199419982002200620101970: 51.6%1973: 72%1976: 76.8%1977: 73.2%1978: 72.1%1981: 68.6%1983: 65.6%1984: 64.5%1985: 62.9%1986: 62.1%1987: 61.2%1988: 71.9%1989: 71.9%1990: 74.9%2005: 93.7%2006: 93.4%2008: 92.6%2009: 92.5%2010: 90.5%
Change over the period: +38.9 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 90.5%
World 88.6%
South Asia 86.8%
Southern Asia computed 88.3%
Primary school enrollment — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 90.5 −2 pp
2009 92.5 −0 pp
2008 92.6
2006 93.4 −0.3 pp
2005 93.7
1990 74.9 +3 pp
1989 71.9 −0 pp
1988 71.9 +10.7 pp
1987 61.2 −0.9 pp
1986 62.1 −0.8 pp
1985 62.9 −1.6 pp
1984 64.5 −1.1 pp
1983 65.6
1981 68.6
1978 72.1 −1 pp
1977 73.2 −3.6 pp
1976 76.8
1973 72
1970 51.6

Southern Asia, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.