Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bangladesh

Gross primary school enrolment in Bangladesh was 106.5% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2024 106.5% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 +3.4percentage points 2023: 103.1%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bangladesh over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BangladeshWorld
2024 106.5% 102.2%
2023 103.1% 100.7%
2022 107.8% 100.4%
2021 106.3% 99.4%
2020 110.1% 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 107.2% 99.1%
2017 105.1% 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 94.8% 102.5%
2009 92.6% 102.7%
2008 90.4% 102.9%
2007 93.7% 102.7%
2006 95.9% 101.7%
2005 96.4% 101.7%
2004 – 101.6%
2003 – 100.9%
2002 – 99.4%
2001 – 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.4 percentage points from 103.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2007, when it was 93.7%, the figure has changed by +12.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics