Transcript Education Sector Profile

AME EDUCATION
SECTOR PROFILE
Bangladesh
Education Structure
Education System Structure and
Enrollments 2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education Structure
Compulsory education in Bangladesh is from grade 1 to 5.
Education Configuration and Enrollment
Percentages
Classification
Level/Grade
Pre-primary
Pre-university
Tertiary
% Gross
Enrollments
Ages
2006
Pre-school
4-5
N/A
Primary, grades 1-5
6-11
93%
Lower Secondary, grades 6-8
12-14
60%
Upper secondary, grades 9-12
15-17
31%
Vocational secondary, grades 1012
15-17
2%
Post secondary TVET
18-22
2 year degree
18-20
4 year degree
18-22
7%*
* Includes all categories of post-secondary.
Source: World Bank EdStats
Education Access: Pre-university
Since 2000, secondary enrollment rates have been declining.
Pre-university Gross Enrollments
Percentage Enrollments
100
2000
80
2006
60
* Primary
data
from
1990.
40
20
0
Pre-primary
Primary
Lower
Secondary
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats
Upper
Secondary
TVET
Secondary
Education Access: Tertiary
The majority of students attend diploma/certificate courses of
study at the tertiary level.
Tertiary Gross Enrollments
1 000 000
Number of Students
900 000
800 000
2000
2006
700 000
600 000
500 000
400 000
300 000
200 000
100 000
0
4 year
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
2 year
Diploma
Education Access: Gender
•Girls gross enrollment at all levels except the highest has outstripped
that of boys leading talk about a “boys left behind” phenomenon.
•Bangladesh has achieved the Millennium Development Goal of
gender parity at primary and secondary levels.
Gross Enrollments by Gender
Percentage Enrollment
100
80
60
40
20
0
1990
Primary Boys
Source: World Bank EdStats
1995
Primary Girls
2005
Secondary Boys
2006
Secondary Girls
Education Quality: Completion
Girls are far more successful at completing primary education than
boys.
Primary Completion Rates
Percentage Completion
65
Boys
63
Girls
61
Total
59
57
55
53
51
49
47
45
1990
Source: World Bank EdStats
2000
2005
2006
Education Quality: Testing
• Bangladesh does not participate in any international
student achievement exams such as TIMSS.
Source:
Education Equity: Income Disparities
•The non-poor are most successful at attending school at any level
in all geographic locations.
•The poor are most successful at attending primary education.
Gross Enrollment Rates by Poverty Status
Percentage Enrollment
120
100
80
60
Poor
40
Nonpoor
Total
20
0
Primary
Low Sec Secondary High Sec
Rural
Source: World Bank 2003
Primary
Low Sec Secondary High Sec
Urban
Education Efficiency: Expenditure
Bangladesh uses the majority of its education budget to focus on
secondary education improvement.
Spending Pattern 2006
14%
3%
1%
35%
47%
Pre-primary
Post-Secondary
Source: UIS
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
Education Efficiency: Repetition
Bangladesh is inefficient in reducing repetition when compared to
countries which spend similar amounts of public money on education.
Public Spending on Education and Primary Repetition Rates.
12
Percentages
10
8
6
4
2
0
Source: World Bank EdStats, UNESCAP
%GDP
Repetition