Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2552 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.2552 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.5% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6059 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2552 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3854 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.4009 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5048 GPIA | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5274 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5158 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5228 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5315 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5449 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.563 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6059 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3954 GPIA | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2552 GPIA | -35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4996 GPIA | 0.3854 GPIA | 0.563 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4189 GPIA | 0.2552 GPIA | 0.6059 GPIA | 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 0.2552 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 0.6059 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2552 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 49 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 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release