Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5133 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 0.5133 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5413 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3645 GPIA, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 99th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3645 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.3736 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3974 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4728 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4741 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4725 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4907 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5081 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5153 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5413 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5034 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5133 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4521 GPIA | 0.3645 GPIA | 0.5153 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5193 GPIA | 0.5034 GPIA | 0.5413 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.5133 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 0.5413 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3645 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 108 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 29.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release