Bangladesh
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 National AI Policy 2026-2030 Draft v2 (February 2026) commits to integrating AI and data science into school and university curricula; policy is still a draft, not enacted legislation [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Draft policy explicitly includes digital ethics in curriculum provisions and ethics pillar; however, draft status means this remains aspirational until enacted [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Month-long 'Hour of AI in Bangladesh-2026' campaign (26 Apr – 26 May 2026) deployed in all secondary schools under DSHE direction with support from Code.org and a2i; government-coordinated national reach but time-limited, not a permanent public resource.
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
May 30, 2026 3/28 May 2026 refresh: 'Hour of AI 2026' national secondary-school campaign (DSHE + Code.org + a2i) launched Apr-May 2026; government-directed national reach warrants dim13 upgrade from 0 to 1.
March 18, 2026 2/28 Initial scoring: National AI Policy 2026-2030 Draft v2 includes curriculum and ethics provisions; policy is pre-enactment; UNESCO assessment confirms near-total absence of current AI ethics instruction