Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.1643 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 0.1643 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3064 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.152 LPIA, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 40 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 Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1629 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.152 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1646 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1572 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.172 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1688 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.184 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1912 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2055 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3064 LPIA | +49.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1856 LPIA | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1643 LPIA | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1731 LPIA | 0.152 LPIA | 0.2055 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2188 LPIA | 0.1643 LPIA | 0.3064 LPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh was 0.1643 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3064 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release