Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9205 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh stood at 0.9205 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9825 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3946 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3946 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9825 GPIA | +149.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7738 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7901 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8071 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8409 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8428 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8344 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8477 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8576 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8703 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.884 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9205 GPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3946 GPIA | 0.3946 GPIA | 0.3946 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8294 GPIA | 0.7738 GPIA | 0.8703 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9023 GPIA | 0.884 GPIA | 0.9205 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh was 0.9205 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9825 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3946 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release