POLICY ASPECTS

The constitution of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh

Article 17: The state shall adopt effective measures
for the purpose of(a) Establishing a uniform, mass-oriented and
universal system of education and extending
free and compulsory education to all children to
such stage as may be determined by law;

(b) Relating education to the needs of society and

producing properly trained
citizens to serve those needs;

and

motivated

(c) Removing illiteracy within such time as may be

determined by law.

International Pledge
(a) At the World Education Forum (Dakar, 2000), 164
governments pledged to achieve EFA and identified
six goals to be met by 2015. Governments,
development agencies, civil society and the private
sector are working together to reach the EFA goals.

(b) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are

the eight international development goals that were
established following the Millennium Summit of the
United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the
United Nations Millennium Declaration.

(c) Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) are

prepared by the member countries through a
participatory
process
involving
domestic
stakeholders as well as development partners.

New concept in Education

Inclusive Education
Development Education
Values in Education
Human Rights Education
Gender Education
Sex Education
Peace Education
Population Education

Level of Education
Early Childhood Care and Development
(ECCD)
Pre-primary
Primary
Secondary
Higher-secondary
Tertiary

Type of Education
General Education
Madrasah Education
Technical Education
Professional Education
Teacher Education
Specialised Education

Educational Institutions-2014
Type of
Education

Public

Private

Total

Primary Education

63041

45496

108537

School Education

327

19357

19684

College Education

297

3688

3985

9338

9341

Professional
Education

111

365

476

Teacher
Education

83

132

215

Technicalvocational

248

3766

4014

University

34

78

112

National

64144

82220

146364

Madrasah
Education

Students - 2014
Type of
Education

Total

Female

% of Female

Primary Education

19552979

9913884

50.70

School Education

9160365

4875084

53.22

College Education

3506383

1667839

48.00

Madrasah
Education

2366372

1269948

54.00

Professional
Education

122165

47685

39.00

Teacher
Education

34644

11751

34.00

Technicalvocational

689663

189174

27.00

University

853712

275128

30.23

National

36286283

18250093

50.30

Teachers - 2014
Type of
Education

Total

Female

% of Female

Primary Education

482884

279105

57.80

School Education

232994

58969

25.31

College Education

105054

24151

23.00

Madrasah
Education

110792

13045

12.00

Professional
Education

8185

1521

19.00

Teacher
Education

2669

559

21.00

Technicalvocational

28798

5901

20.00

University

24027

6061

25.24

National

995403

389312

39.11

Progress in Primary Education (KPI)

Year

GER

NER

2009

103.5

93.9

2010

107.7

94.8

2011

101.5

94.9

40

2012

104.4

96.7

20

2013

108.6

97.3

2014

108.4

97.7

Gross & Net Enrolment Rate

120
100
80
GER
NER

60

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Progress in Secondary Education (KPI)

Gross & Net Enrolment Rate
70
60
50
GER
NER

40
30
20
10
0

2/8/16

Year

GER

NER

2009

53.94

49.13

2010

55.81

49.53

2011

61.89

56.50

2012

64.05

57.37

2013

65.58

58.97

2014

69.23

62.25

Progress in Primary Education (KPI)

Year

Completion
Rate

Dropout
rate

2008

38.62

61.38

2009

44.9

45.1

2010

60.3

39.8

2011

70.3

29.7

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2012

73.8

26.2

Completion rate
Dropout rate

2013

78.6

21.4

2014

79.1

20.9

Completion & Dropout Rate

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2/8/16

Progress in Secondary Education (KPI)

Year

Completion
Rate

Dropout
rate

60

2008

38.62

61.38

50

2009

44.69

55.31

2010

44.74

55.26

20

2011

46.42

53.58

10

2012

55.35

44.65

2013

56.82

43.18

2014

58.41

41.59

Completion & Dropout Rate

70

40
30

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014

Completion rate
Dropout rate

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Past and Present Status of Education Institution

Institution by Type
20000
18000
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0

Type

1982 1993

Secondary
School

8960

College
Madrasah

Technical &
Voc.

1982
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1993

1999

10778 15460

2014

19684

509

757

2339

3985

2684

5560

7122

9341

93

128

1462

4014

2014
BANBEIS

1999

13

Past and Present Status of Education Institution

Institution by Type

Type

1982

1993

199
9

2014

500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Teacher Education

1982
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Public University

1993

1999

2014
1

Teacher
Education

59

67

127

215

Profession
al
Education

57

99

220

476

Public
University

07

09

13

34

16

78

Private
University
14

Past and Present Status of Education Institution

Percentage of Institution having Facilities
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2008
2011
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2009
2012

2010
2014
1

Year

Sanitation

Safe
Drinking
Water

Electricity

Computer

2008

87.96

74.97

68.02

25.41

2009

91.62

82.77

69.12

46.82

2010

95.29

84.82

69.94

55.61

2011

96.52

86.87

74.56

61.09

2012

96.98

93.53

75.50

66.18

2013

97.00

95.83

81.38

74.61

2014

98.38

96.57

83.17

80.35

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