Education in Bangladesh

Education in Bangladesh
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
Minister for Education

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education		Unavailable


Rumana Ali
National education budget (2020)
BudgetUS$ 7.832 billion
(6,640 crore Taka)[1]
General details
Primary languagesBengali, English
System typeNational
Established
compulsory education		4 November 1972
Literacy (2022[2])
Total74.66%
Male76.56%
Female72.82%
Enrollment
Total23,907,151 [3] (2019)
Primary16,230,000
Secondary7,400,000
Post secondary277,151
Attainment
Secondary diploma335,454
Post-secondary diploma86,948
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https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bangladesh-Education-Fact-Sheets_V7.pdf

Education in Bangladesh is administered by the country's Ministry of Education.[4] The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education implements policies for primary education and state-funded schools at a local level.[5] Education in Bangladesh is compulsory for all citizens until the end of grade eight.[4] Primary and secondary education is funded by the state and free of charge in public schools.[6]

Bangladesh conforms fully to the UN's Education For All (EFA) objectives[7] and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)[8] as well as other education-related international declarations. Now, the government of Bangladesh tends to align the curriculum that meets the "Goal: SDG-4" that is the "Quality Education" characterized in the charter of "Sustainable Development Goal 4".[9] Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children receive free and compulsory education.[10]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[11] finds that Bangladesh is fulfilling only 67.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.[12] HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Bangladesh's income level, the nation is achieving 99.2% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 63.7% for secondary education.[12] Again, the budgetary allocation is too inadequate that the following source reiterates "Out of the total budget of taka 678,064 crore (approximately 62.6 billion dollars) for FY23, the allocation for the education sector is taka 81,449 crore (approximately 7.5 billion dollars) or 12 percent of the total, compared to 11.9 percent in FY22. In terms of GDP ratio, it is 1.83 percent, lower than the outgoing fiscal year's allocation. This is one of the lowest in the world – far below the recommended minimum of 4–6% of GDP and 20% of the national budget."[13] Over the course of the past five decades, Bangladesh has achieved commendable advancements in the domain of education. As education stands as an indispensable human right, dedicated efforts are being exerted to guarantee its accessibility for every individual. Looking ahead to the next decade, it is conceivable that Bangladesh will attain a full literacy rate of 100 percent.[14]

A noteworthy facet in Bangladesh is the near-universal enrollment of children in schools, evident through a primary school net enrollment rate of 98%. Additionally, an increasing number of female students are enrolling in school, subsequently entering the workforce and making substantial contributions to the expansion of various economic sectors.[15] The government in recent years has made notable efforts at improving women's educational condition in the country.[16][17]

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