Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 0.4264 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh is 0.4264 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4264 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2509 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 73rd out of 81 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 rural gender in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2513 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.2509 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2965 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.38 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.357 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3426 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3555 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3756 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3777 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4096 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4264 GPIA | +4.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4264 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4878 GPIA, 87% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3319 GPIA | 0.2509 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.418 GPIA | 0.4096 GPIA | 0.4264 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.4264 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 0.4264 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2509 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 81 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 43.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release