Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3952 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.3952 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3952 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2573 LPIA, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 41st out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2662 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.2573 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2587 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2577 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2759 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2775 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2959 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.297 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3084 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3326 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3952 LPIA | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2772 LPIA | 0.2573 LPIA | 0.3084 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3639 LPIA | 0.3326 LPIA | 0.3952 LPIA | 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 0.3952 LPIA 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 0.3952 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2573 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st out of 84 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 52.8%. 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, 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