Bangladesh (2024)
23.7
% gross enrollment ratio
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
44
years of data

Data

Bangladesh Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % gross enrollment ratio Change
2024 23.7 -0.5pp
2023 24.2 +0.7pp
2022 23.5 -0.4pp
2021 23.9 +1.2pp
2020 22.7 unchanged
2019 22.7 +3.1pp
2018 19.6 +1.1pp
2017 18.5 +1.1pp
2016 17.4 +1.8pp
2015 15.6 +2pp
2014 13.6 +0.1pp
2013 13.5 +0.1pp
2012 13.4 +0.1pp
2011 13.3 +2.8pp
2009 10.5 +1.9pp
2008 8.6 +0.9pp
2007 7.7 +0.6pp
2006 7.1 +1pp
2005 6.1 +0.5pp
2004 5.6 -0.4pp

About this Dataset

Bangladesh recorded 23.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1970–2024 the series ranges from 2 in 1978 to 24.2 in 2023.

This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1970–2024 (44 observations).

The series peaked at 24.2 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 in 1978. The latest reading of 23.7 in 2024 represents a change of -0.5pp.