Structure of the Education System

Education in Bangladesh has three major stages-primary, secondary and higher educations. Primary education is a 5-year cycle (classes 1-5) while secondary education is a 7- year one with three sub-stages: 3 years of junior secondary (classes 6-8), 2 years of secondary (classes 9-10) and 2 years of higher secondary (classes 11-12). The entry age for primary is 6 years. The junior, secondary and higher stages are designed for age groups 11-13, 14-15 and 16-17 years.

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 Higher secondary is followed by graduate level education in general, technical, engineering, agriculture, business studies, and medical streams requiring 5-6 years to obtain a Masters Degree. In the general education stream,

higher secondary is followed by college/university level education through the Pass (3 years)/Honors Graduate Courses (4 years). The Masters Degree is of one year's duration for holders of Bachelor Degree (Honors) and two years duration for holders of (Pass) Bachelor Degree. Higher education in the technical area also starts after higher secondary level. Engineering, agriculture, business, medical and information & communication technology are the major technical and technological education areas. In each of the courses of study, except for medical education, a 5- year course of study is required for the first degree. 

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Education System in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a strong commitment to education according to its Constitution and development plans with education being given the highest priority in the public sector investments. Education sector allocations are about 2.3 percent of GDP and 14 percent of total government expenditure during the financial year 2013-14. Maintaining this commitment to the education sector is imperative in order to achieve Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Education System in Bangladesh is being managed and administered by two Ministries, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Division (MOPME) in association with the attached Departments and Directorates as well as a number of autonomous bodies. Ministry of education is concerned with policy formulation, planning, monitoring, evaluation and execution of plans and programs related to post primary, secondary and higher education including technical & madrasha education. The line directorates, viz. Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education and

Directorate of Technical Education are responsible for management and supervision of institutions under their respective control, while the MOPME is concerned with the primary and much education activities.

Education Systems of Bangladesh, India and Thailand

An effective education system helps a country to build its good nation and that results a sustainable development in the long run. Because, education is well known to all as a back bone of a nation and to make it effective a good education system is very much essential. The objective of the study is to learn about the education systems of Bangladesh, India and Thailand, and compare those in terms of their characteristics. The study finds the similarities and dissimilarities in education systems in different stages of the countries concerned. Despite of all these the effectiveness of education system in Thailand and India is somehow found better compared to the same of Bangladesh. The study suggests for sustainable development in education through communicating and maintaining by-lateral and multi-lateral relationships between or among these countries in keeping with the international standards.