Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.1427 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 0.1427 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.5% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2439 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0872 LPIA, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, 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 Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.102 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.0872 LPIA | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1075 LPIA | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.105 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1222 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1199 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1326 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1392 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.151 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2439 LPIA | +61.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1427 LPIA | -41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1185 LPIA | 0.0872 LPIA | 0.151 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1933 LPIA | 0.1427 LPIA | 0.2439 LPIA | 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 0.1427 LPIA 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 0.2439 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0872 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 35 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 up 39.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release