Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9361 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.9361 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9361 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5189 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 77th out of 98 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5189 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8531 GPIA | +64.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8635 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8833 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9007 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9091 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9128 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9191 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9185 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9151 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9228 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9361 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5189 GPIA | 0.5189 GPIA | 0.5189 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8933 GPIA | 0.8531 GPIA | 0.9191 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 0.9361 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.9361 GPIA 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 0.9361 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5189 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 98 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 6.0%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release