Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 33.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bangladesh, 1981–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 33.7% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bangladesh peaked at 33.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2021, 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 upper secondary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +211.6% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 105 Uruguay 35.0% compare
- 106 Philippines 34.5% compare
- 107 El Salvador 33.8% compare
- 109 Kuwait 31.2% compare
- 110 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.4% compare
- 111 Angola 26.9% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Bangladesh was 33.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.