Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6036 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.6036 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6036 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4205 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 73rd out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4205 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.4319 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5043 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5682 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5273 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5288 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5492 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5631 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5747 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6024 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6036 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5187 GPIA | 0.4205 GPIA | 0.5747 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.603 GPIA | 0.6024 GPIA | 0.6036 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh was 0.6036 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6036 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4205 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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