Primary completion (UIS) in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, 88.4% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Bangladesh, 2022
88.4%
Change from 2019
+5.8percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Bangladesh over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 82.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% |
| 2013 | 72.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% |
| 2007 | 67.3% |
| 2006 | 72.7% |
| 2004 | 64.2% |
| 2000 | 59.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 82.6% in 2019, a change of +5.8 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 59.6%, the figure has changed by +28.8 percentage points.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Lower secondary completion
71.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
94.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
31.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
5.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
23.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS