Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 13.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 13.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 66th of 89 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, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.8% | — |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 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 13.8% 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 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th out of 89 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 0.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release