Primary school completion rate in Bangladesh
The primary completion rate in Bangladesh was 94.3% in 2024.
Bangladesh, 2024
94.3%
Change from 2023
−3.7percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Bangladesh over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.3% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 109.9% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.7 percentage points from 98.0% in 2023.
- Since 1977, when it was 30.7%, the figure has changed by +63.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.5%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
64.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
31.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS