Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2025
Final Report
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Highlights
As Bangladesh progresses towards its national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), timely, reliable, and disaggregated data is essential for identifying inequalities, guiding investments, and monitoring progress for children.
The Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2025 was implemented by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in collaboration with UNICEF and development partners, as part of UNICEF’s global MICS programme. It is the most comprehensive nationally representative survey on the situation of children, adolescents, women, and households in Bangladesh, providing internationally comparable evidence to inform policies, programmes and investments.
Aligned with Bangladesh’s national priorities and the SDG monitoring framework, MICS 2025 provides estimates for 27 SDG indicators and 173 standard MICS indicators at the national, divisional, and district levels, as well as for the three city corporation domains. The survey covered all 64 districts, with the sample distributed equally across 67 domains. Each domain was allocated 47 clusters, resulting in a nationally representative sample of 3,149 clusters and 62,980 households.
MICS 2025 provides critical evidence on child and maternal health, nutrition, education, protection, disability, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and the well-being of women and adolescents. For the first time in Bangladesh, a national household survey of this scale measures blood lead levels and three other heavy metals among children and pregnant women, generating critical new evidence on environmental health risks.
For UNICEF and its partners, the survey provides a strong foundation of evidence for advancing child rights and supporting the Government of Bangladesh to design more equitable policies, budgets, and services. By providing reliable, geographically disaggregated data, MICS 2025 enables resources to be directed towards the children and communities facing the greatest disadvantages while strengthening accountability for national and international commitments.
Ultimately, the value of MICS 2025 will be measured by how effectively its findings are translated into action, helping shape evidence-based policies and investments that ensure every child has the opportunity to survive, thrive, and reach their full potential.
For more information about the Global MICS Programme, please visit mics.unicef.org.
The full report and micro datasets can be downloaded from the UNICEF MICS Platform.
