Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 92.5% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Bangladesh ranks 36th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -92.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh was 0.0% in 2021, 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 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release