Bangladesh has a largely rural population of over 171 million (World Bank, 2022).
COL’s work in Bangladesh is in the areas of higher education, gender equality, skills for work and technology-enabled learning and benefits from programmes under the aegis of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA). Learners from Bangladesh are also benefitting from COL’s free, open online courses and other available resources.
| Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old1 | ||
| 10.2% | 13.8% | |
| Female (2017) | Male (2017) | |
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| Completion rate, lower secondary education for the school year ending in 20201 | ||
| 75.1% | 60.2% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education for the school year ending in 20211 | ||
| 22.8% | 27.3% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education1 | ||
| 68.9% | 60% | |
| Female (2021) | Male (2021) | |
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| 1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023 | ||
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.
COL’s partners in Bangladesh include:
Mst. Rokhsana Begum
Deputy Secretary
Secondary and Higher Education Division
Ministry of Education
Professor M. Aminul Islam, COL Honorary Fellow
Professor Dr Abdul Mannan, former Honorary COL Adviser
The Honourable Nurul Islam Nahid, MP, former member of COL Board of Governors
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