| Structure of the
Education System |  | | Education in
Bangladesh has three major stages-primary, secondary and higher
education. Primary education is a 5-year cycle while secondary
education is a 7- year one with three sub-stages: 3 years of junior
secondary, 2 years of secondary and 2 years of higher secondary.
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. 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/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. | | | | Different Steams
in Education | | | Primary level
education is provided under two major institutional arrangements
(stream)-general and madrasha, while secondary education has three
major streams: general, technical-vocational and madrasha. Higher
education, likewise, has 3 streams: general (inclusive of pure and
applied science, arts, business and social science), madrasah and
technology education. Technology education in its turn includes
agriculture, engineering, medical, textile, leather technology and
ICT. Madrashas (Arabic for educational institution), functional
parallel to the three major stages, have similar core courses as in
the general stream (primary, secondary and post-secondary) but have
additional emphasis on religious studies. |
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