Female labour-force participation (%)
38.6%
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators · Observed through 2025-12-31
Labor
Female labor-force participation
নারী শ্রমশক্তিতে অংশগ্রহণ
Near-term outlook
Female labor-force participation is classified Watch at 38.6%, observed through 2025-12-31. That observation is about 9 months old.
Evidence observed through 2025-12-31, about 9 months old (one observation per reference year, published about a year after the year ends).
Assessment
Watch
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 24/100.
Observed through
2025-12-31
Latest valid evidence date, about 9 months old.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb · Updated 2026-10-11
Evidence
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female labour-force participation (%) | 38.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank World Development IndicatorsSL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS |
Methodology and validation
The assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, lower readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 20.0%, 27.0%, 33.0%, 40.0%. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. Benchmark reference: ILO modelled regional reference levels (no formal crisis-band standard exists): MENA ~21% is the global floor, South Asia averages ~30-32%, the world ~47% (ILO 2024). Below the South Asia average signals critically depressed female participation; Bangladesh ~38.6% sits between watch and warning. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.