Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2791 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh is 0.2791 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2791 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1494 LPIA, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 55th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.159 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.1494 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1521 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1724 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1868 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1798 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1915 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1981 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2027 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2261 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2791 LPIA | +23.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.2791 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2193 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1769 LPIA | 0.1494 LPIA | 0.2027 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2526 LPIA | 0.2261 LPIA | 0.2791 LPIA | 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 0.2791 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 0.2791 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1494 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 80 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 83.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release