Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 7.5% 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 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 9.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 83rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.7% | — |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +40.8% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.5% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 3 |
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 7.5% 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 9.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 112 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 36.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release