Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 10.4%.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 12.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 69th out of 86 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's or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.4% | — |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 6.4% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 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 10.4% 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 12.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 86 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 14.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release