Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.277 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh is 0.277 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5447 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.277 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3381 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.3482 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4015 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4285 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4656 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4719 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4813 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4949 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5094 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5447 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.366 GPIA | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3674 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.277 GPIA | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4377 GPIA | 0.3381 GPIA | 0.5094 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3888 GPIA | 0.277 GPIA | 0.5447 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.277 GPIA 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 0.5447 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.277 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 59 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 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release