Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 4.8% 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 4.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 59th 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 rural both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 4.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 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 4.8% 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 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th 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 59.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release