Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8468 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh stood at 0.8468 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8468 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.328 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 76th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.328 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7315 LPIA | +123.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7343 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7539 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7552 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7582 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.764 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7775 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7807 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.791 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8069 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8114 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8395 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8468 LPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.328 LPIA | 0.328 LPIA | 0.328 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7607 LPIA | 0.7315 LPIA | 0.791 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8261 LPIA | 0.8069 LPIA | 0.8468 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh was 0.8468 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8468 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.328 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bangladesh ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release