Bangladesh
Background Information
Region
South Asia
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
28% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
14,564,045 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
21,906,142 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
51%
Source: UNSDG , 2019
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
74
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2020
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
49%
Source: DHS , 2007
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
49%
Source: DHS , 2018
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
5
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
77%
Source: UNESCO , 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 88%
(2022)
-
Lower secondary 97%
(2022)
-
Upper secondary 97%
(2022)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2020
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2015
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 17%
-
Male 27%
Female: UNESCO, 2014
Male: UNESCO, 2014
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 44%
-
Male 10%
Female: ILO, 2017
Male: ILO, 2017
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 89%
-
Male 76%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 70%
-
Male 59%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 27%
-
Male 32%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school
-
Female 8%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Upper secondary school
-
Female 26%
-
Male 36%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Community Empowerment
Research Project/Report/Study
Coronavirus Outbreak, Schooling and Learning: Study on Secondary School Students in Bangladesh
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Empowering Girls through Education in Bangladesh
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Programme
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Project/Program
GIRLS Inspire project
Project/Program
Global Programme to End Child Marriage
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Inspiring Married Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Empowered Futures (IMAGINE)
Project/Program
Let Us Learn
Research Project/Report/Study
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
Research Project/Report/Study
Operations Research on Keeping Girls in Schools to Reduce Child Marriage in Rural Bangladesh
Project/Program
Remote Teacher-training Package
Project/Program
(re)solve
Project/Program
Safe Schools for Girls
Project/Program
Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
Supporting Rohingya Child Refugees - Early Childhood Care And Education (ECCE) in Bangladesh
Research Project/Report/Study
Tega
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Research Project/Report/Study
The Impacts of "Soft Skills" Training on Professional Advancement of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh
Project/Program
Tipping Point
Project/Program
Youth Education and Skills Programme for Economic Growth (YES4Growth)
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Shukhi Jibon
Project/Program
Second Reaching Out of School Children Project
Research Project/Report/Study
Accelerating Action to End Child Marriage in Bangladesh
Project/Program
Partnerships for Recovery: Australia’s COVID-19 Development Response
Project/Program
Secondary Education Stipend Programme (SESP)
Research Project/Report/Study
BALIKA (Bangladeshi Association for Life Skills, Income, and Knowledge for Adolescents)
Project/Program
Learning Acceleration In Secondary Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
