Bangladesh - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Bangladesh was 5.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 5.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.00 |
| 1971 | 5.00 |
| 1972 | 5.00 |
| 1973 | 5.00 |
| 1974 | 5.00 |
| 1975 | 5.00 |
| 1976 | 5.00 |
| 1977 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | 5.00 |
| 1979 | 5.00 |
| 1980 | 5.00 |
| 1981 | 5.00 |
| 1982 | 5.00 |
| 1983 | 5.00 |
| 1984 | 5.00 |
| 1985 | 5.00 |
| 1986 | 5.00 |
| 1987 | 5.00 |
| 1988 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 5.00 |
| 1991 | 5.00 |
| 1992 | 5.00 |
| 1993 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 5.00 |
| 1995 | 5.00 |
| 1996 | 5.00 |
| 1997 | 5.00 |
| 1998 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 5.00 |
| 2000 | 5.00 |
| 2001 | 5.00 |
| 2002 | 5.00 |
| 2003 | 5.00 |
| 2004 | 5.00 |
| 2005 | 5.00 |
| 2006 | 5.00 |
| 2007 | 5.00 |
| 2008 | 5.00 |
| 2009 | 5.00 |
| 2010 | 5.00 |
| 2011 | 5.00 |
| 2012 | 5.00 |
| 2013 | 5.00 |
| 2014 | 5.00 |
| 2015 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | 5.00 |
| 2017 | 5.00 |
| 2018 | 5.00 |
| 2019 | 5.00 |
| 2020 | 5.00 |
| 2021 | 5.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Bangladesh was 17,603,840 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,603,840 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,040,003 in 1971.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,283,787 |
| 1971 | 5,040,003 |
| 1972 | 6,416,954 |
| 1973 | 7,793,907 |
| 1974 | 7,747,559 |
| 1975 | 8,349,834 |
| 1976 | 8,674,004 |
| 1977 | 8,227,950 |
| 1978 | 8,219,313 |
| 1979 | 8,235,237 |
| 1980 | 8,240,169 |
| 1981 | 8,285,807 |
| 1982 | 8,400,000 |
| 1983 | 8,808,028 |
| 1984 | 8,915,442 |
| 1985 | 8,920,292 |
| 1986 | 9,115,554 |
| 1987 | 9,206,710 |
| 1988 | 11,075,480 |
| 1989 | 11,285,450 |
| 1990 | 11,939,950 |
| 2005 | 16,219,480 |
| 2006 | 16,396,870 |
| 2007 | 16,312,910 |
| 2008 | 16,001,610 |
| 2009 | 16,539,390 |
| 2010 | 16,987,110 |
| 2017 | 17,251,350 |
| 2018 | 17,338,100 |
| 2020 | 17,603,840 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Bangladesh was 50.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 50.75 in 2018, while its lowest value was 31.84 in 1971.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.04 |
| 1971 | 31.84 |
| 1972 | 34.62 |
| 1973 | 34.62 |
| 1974 | 33.06 |
| 1975 | 34.00 |
| 1976 | 34.30 |
| 1977 | 36.95 |
| 1978 | 36.95 |
| 1979 | 36.95 |
| 1980 | 36.95 |
| 1981 | 40.27 |
| 1982 | 40.68 |
| 1983 | 36.95 |
| 1984 | 40.22 |
| 1985 | 40.00 |
| 1986 | 39.91 |
| 1987 | 39.91 |
| 1988 | 43.61 |
| 1989 | 43.80 |
| 1990 | 44.78 |
| 2005 | 50.12 |
| 2006 | 50.35 |
| 2007 | 50.74 |
| 2008 | 50.51 |
| 2009 | 50.17 |
| 2010 | 50.51 |
| 2017 | 50.68 |
| 2018 | 50.75 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Bangladesh was 576,887 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 576,887 in 2018 and a minimum value of 113,673 in 1970.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 113,673 |
| 1971 | 117,275 |
| 1972 | 136,508 |
| 1973 | 155,742 |
| 1974 | 150,267 |
| 1975 | 164,717 |
| 1976 | 172,448 |
| 1977 | 174,384 |
| 1978 | 186,144 |
| 1979 | 187,504 |
| 1980 | 153,859 |
| 1981 | 149,909 |
| 1983 | 171,349 |
| 1984 | 189,884 |
| 1985 | 189,900 |
| 1986 | 190,557 |
| 1987 | 191,507 |
| 1988 | 191,399 |
| 1989 | 186,872 |
| 1990 | 189,508 |
| 2005 | 344,806 |
| 2006 | 344,914 |
| 2007 | 364,494 |
| 2008 | 365,925 |
| 2009 | 361,450 |
| 2010 | 395,281 |
| 2011 | 458,389 |
| 2015 | 527,798 |
| 2016 | 548,201 |
| 2017 | 574,001 |
| 2018 | 576,887 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Bangladesh was 61.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 61.30 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.17 in 1971.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.17 |
| 1972 | 2.37 |
| 1973 | 2.53 |
| 1974 | 3.92 |
| 1975 | 5.10 |
| 1976 | 5.08 |
| 1977 | 6.22 |
| 1978 | 7.74 |
| 1979 | 7.74 |
| 1980 | 7.88 |
| 1981 | 7.62 |
| 1983 | 8.00 |
| 1984 | 7.84 |
| 1985 | 8.00 |
| 1986 | 8.14 |
| 1987 | 8.13 |
| 1988 | 17.54 |
| 1989 | 18.07 |
| 1990 | 19.38 |
| 2005 | 37.17 |
| 2006 | 37.82 |
| 2007 | 40.44 |
| 2008 | 41.82 |
| 2009 | 43.46 |
| 2010 | 49.22 |
| 2011 | 53.73 |
| 2015 | 59.55 |
| 2016 | 60.27 |
| 2017 | 61.30 |
| 2018 | 61.30 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
