Whither quality? What do recent national assessments of student learning outcomes in Bangladesh tell us?

Using nationally representative data from the Bangladesh government’s National Student Assessments (NSA 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) and Learning Assessment of Secondary Institutions (LASI 2015), this study analyzes the trends in learning outcomes at the primary level, and the disparities in learning outcomes across males and females, household income groups, school types, and geographical areas at the primary and junior secondary levels. It also examines the relationships between learning outcomes and various student, family, school and teacher factors at both the primary and junior secondary levels.