Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education

Bangladesh
0.4099 GPIA
in 2023
Cambodia
0.4857 GPIA
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
83rd
Cambodia rank
81st

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
0.20.30.40.50.6200620142023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.4857 GPIA against 0.4099 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0758 GPIA.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Cambodia ranks 81st of 88 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Cambodia Difference Ahead
2010s 0.369 GPIA 0.3778 GPIA 0.0089 GPIA Cambodia
2020s 0.4101 GPIA 0.4623 GPIA 0.0522 GPIA Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
Cambodia, at 0.4857 GPIA against 0.4099 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
0.0758 GPIA, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Bangladesh ranks 83rd and Cambodia ranks 81st of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
88 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release