Bangladesh vs India: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher

Bangladesh
0.761 LPIA
in 2022
India
0.7586 LPIA
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
73rd
India rank
74th

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
00.20.40.60.8199420082023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.761 LPIA against 0.7586 LPIA in India, a difference of 0.0024 LPIA.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 73rd and India ranks 74th of 100 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
2010s 0.6762 LPIA 0.6332 LPIA 0.043 LPIA Bangladesh
2020s 0.7377 LPIA 0.7044 LPIA 0.0334 LPIA Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 0.761 LPIA against 0.7586 LPIA in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Bangladesh and India?
0.0024 LPIA, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and India ranks 74th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,640 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release