Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8535 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh is 0.8535 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8535 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4183 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 76th of 83 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 | 0.4183 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.7586 LPIA | +81.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7614 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.774 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7733 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7774 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7826 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7936 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7949 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8059 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8227 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8256 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.838 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8535 LPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4183 LPIA | 0.4183 LPIA | 0.4183 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7802 LPIA | 0.7586 LPIA | 0.8059 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.835 LPIA | 0.8227 LPIA | 0.8535 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
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 0.8535 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 0.8535 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4183 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bangladesh ranks 76th out of 83 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 10.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release