Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) was 23.9% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 16.43 percentage points from 40.33% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23.9% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 40.33% | 2008 |
| Highest | 42.66% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 4.06% | 1975 |
| Average since 2009 | 28.75% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 5.85% | 1970 |
Since 1970 it is up 18.05 percentage points from 5.85% in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2018, Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 2.51 percentage points on 2017 (from 21.4% to 23.9%).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +1.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.14 percentage points in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.37 percentage points in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Bangladesh had the 3rd highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2018 ranking
- Antigua and Barbuda — 1st of 10: 48.76%
- Congo, Rep. — 2nd of 10: 42.67%
- Indonesia — 4th of 10: 22.85%
- Comoros — 5th of 10: 18.59%
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 6th of 10: 11.21%
What this measures
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 23.9 |
| 2017 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | 40.95 |
| 2008 |
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 23.73% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 20.79% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 26.95% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 15.07 million (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?
- 23.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 18.05 percentage points from 5.85% in 1970. The highest value was 42.66% in 2006 and the lowest 4.06% in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 3rd highest of 10 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2018, Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 2.51 percentage points on 2017 (from 21.4% to 23.9%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +1.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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