Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 7.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -43.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +157.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +40.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bangladesh was 5.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.