Bangladesh's secondary education, vocational pupils was 757,289 in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 119.74% from 344,629 in 2008 (8.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 757,289 | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 429,558 | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 344,629 | 2008 |
| Highest | 757,289 | 2018 |
| Lowest | 9,719 | 1973 |
| Average since 2009 | 506,767 | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 9,719 | 1973 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Bangladesh's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 23.6% on 2017 (from 612,601 to 757,289).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +7.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.6% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.2% in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 43,187 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 814,005 for 2021. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2016 to 2018 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 50,175, against 63,524 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2018, Bangladesh had the 5th highest value of the 64 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 757,289 | 2018 |
| World | 62.5 million | 2018 |
| South Asia | 3.66 million | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 15.5 million | 2018 |
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2018 ranking
What this measures
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 35 values
| Year | Secondary education, vocational pupils |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 757,289 |
| 2017 | 612,601 |
| 2016 | 626,923 |
| 2015 | 602,080 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 429,558 |
| 2012 | 428,459 |
| 2011 | 364,064 |
| 2010 | 372,524 |
| 2009 | 367,409 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils 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 secondary education, vocational pupils?
- 757,289 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 7,692% from 9,719 in 1973 (10.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 757,289 in 2018 and the lowest 9,719 in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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