Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 88.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 88.4% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 88.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 58th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 59.6% | 72.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 72.2% | 82.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Bangladesh was 88.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release