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Education Profiles		Bangladesh
Country Facts Education Overview Elementary Education Lower Secondary Education Upper Secondary Education Higher Education Grade-by-Grade Comparisons Other Resources Printer Friendly Version		EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW Administration and Finance Size Structure Private and Public Education Academic Year Teacher Education ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Education is under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (MOE). The Directorate of Secondary Education and Higher Education, directly under the MOE, is responsible for secondary and higher secondary education. Sub-districts are responsible for elementary education. The Directorate of Technical Education is responsible for vocational and technical education. University education is directly under the MOE. Islamic schools are under the supervision of the Madrasah Education Board, an autonomous institution, established in 1982. Approximately 1.5% of the total Gross National Product is allocated for educational expenses. SIZE Approximately 16,000,000 students are enrolled in educational programmes at all levels in Bangladesh. STRUCTURE The structure of education in Bangladesh has many of the characteristics inherited from the British system of education and the educational system in India. Access to education is unequal. The imbalance is based on two factors: gender and the disparity between rural and urban populations. For many years access to elementary education has been within the reach of only the well-off. The pattern of education in Bangladesh consists of five years of elementary education, three years of lower or junior secondary, two years of secondary, and two years of higher secondary education. In addition, vocational and technical education is offered at the secondary level. There are three types of universities in Bangladesh: General, Special, and Open. General universities have defined territorial jurisdiction, and all colleges within the university territory are automatically under the control of the university. Virtually all general universities in Bangladesh are both teaching and affiliating institutions; instruction takes place at colleges of the university, while the syllabus for the colleges is designed and examinations conducted by the central administrative authority of the relevant university. The University Grants Commission has the responsibility of coordinating academic programmes, promoting research activities, acting as a liaison between the universities and the government, and allocating funds and grants to universities. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Approximately 20% of all elementary schools are privately operated. All junior secondary schools, and 97% of all secondary schools and all but three higher secondary schools are in the private sector. All private schools running programmes under the public system are required, for academic purposes, to be affiliated with the regional Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Traditional Islamic education is not included in the present definition of private education. Since 1992, the government has authorized the establishment of private universities in Bangladesh. The 16 universities currently in operation are modeled after higher education institutions in the United States; they offer four-year bachelor’s degree programmes, use a credit hour system, and follow the U.S. academic calendar year. ACADEMIC YEAR The academic year in elementary/secondary schools begins in January and ends in December. At the university level, the academic year runs from September to August. TEACHER EDUCATION Elementary teachers are trained at Primary Teacher Training Institutes. The programme is one year in duration and requires the Secondary School Certificate for admission for women and the Higher Secondary Certificate for men. The National Academy for Primary Education is responsible for conducting examinations at the conclusion of the one-year course. Upon successful completion of the examination, elementary teachers are awarded the Certificate in Education. Vocational teacher training is offered at the Vocational Teachers Training Institute. The institute offers two-year programmes. Technical teacher training is offered at the Technical Teachers Training College. The College offers a one-year Diploma in Technical Education and a two-year Bachelor of Education (Technology). The Diploma in Technical Education requires a Diploma in Technology for admission and the Bachelor of Education (Technology) requires a Diploma in Technical Education for admission. Secondary-level teachers must complete a two-year bachelor’s degree, followed by a one-year bachelor’s degree. Master’s degrees and a doctoral programme in education are also offered. Revised: May 06, 2004 . Copyright © 2001 World Education Services. All rights reserved.

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Bangladesh


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Education Overview

Elementary Education

Lower Secondary Education

Upper Secondary Education

Higher Education

Grade-by-Grade Comparisons

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EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW

Administration and Finance
Size
Structure
Private and Public Education
Academic Year
Teacher Education

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Education is under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (MOE). The Directorate of Secondary Education and Higher Education, directly under the MOE, is responsible for secondary and higher secondary education. Sub-districts are responsible for elementary education. The Directorate of Technical Education is responsible for vocational and technical education. University education is directly under the MOE. Islamic schools are under the supervision of the Madrasah Education Board, an autonomous institution, established in 1982.

Approximately 1.5% of the total Gross National Product is allocated for educational expenses.

SIZE
Approximately 16,000,000 students are enrolled in educational programmes at all levels in Bangladesh.

STRUCTURE
The structure of education in Bangladesh has many of the characteristics inherited from the British system of education and the educational system in India. Access to education is unequal. The imbalance is based on two factors: gender and the disparity between rural and urban populations. For many years access to elementary education has been within the reach of only the well-off.
The pattern of education in Bangladesh consists of five years of elementary education, three years of lower or junior secondary, two years of secondary, and two years of higher secondary education. In addition, vocational and technical education is offered at the secondary level.

There are three types of universities in Bangladesh: General, Special, and Open. General universities have defined territorial jurisdiction, and all colleges within the university territory are automatically under the control of the university. Virtually all general universities in Bangladesh are both teaching and affiliating institutions; instruction takes place at colleges of the university, while the syllabus for the colleges is designed and examinations conducted by the central administrative authority of the relevant university.

The University Grants Commission has the responsibility of coordinating academic programmes, promoting research activities, acting as a liaison between the universities and the government, and allocating funds and grants to universities.

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
Approximately 20% of all elementary schools are privately operated. All junior secondary schools, and 97% of all secondary schools and all but three higher secondary schools are in the private sector. All private schools running programmes under the public system are required, for academic purposes, to be affiliated with the regional Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Traditional Islamic education is not included in the present definition of private education.
Since 1992, the government has authorized the establishment of private universities in Bangladesh. The 16 universities currently in operation are modeled after higher education institutions in the United States; they offer four-year bachelor’s degree programmes, use a credit hour system, and follow the U.S. academic calendar year.

ACADEMIC YEAR
The academic year in elementary/secondary schools begins in January and ends in December. At the university level, the academic year runs from September to August.

TEACHER EDUCATION
Elementary teachers are trained at Primary Teacher Training Institutes. The programme is one year in duration and requires the Secondary School Certificate for admission for women and the Higher Secondary Certificate for men. The National Academy for Primary Education is responsible for conducting examinations at the conclusion of the one-year course. Upon successful completion of the examination, elementary teachers are awarded the Certificate in Education.

Vocational teacher training is offered at the Vocational Teachers Training Institute. The institute offers two-year programmes. Technical teacher training is offered at the Technical Teachers Training College. The College offers a one-year Diploma in Technical Education and a two-year Bachelor of Education (Technology). The Diploma in Technical Education requires a Diploma in Technology for admission and the Bachelor of Education (Technology) requires a Diploma in Technical Education for admission.

Secondary-level teachers must complete a two-year bachelor’s degree, followed by a one-year bachelor’s degree. Master’s degrees and a doctoral programme in education are also offered.