Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 45.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 45.4% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 45.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 99th out of 131 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.5% | — |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +199.5% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +395.4% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 28.7% | 41.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 96 Saint Lucia 49.9% compare
- 97 El Salvador 46.4% compare
- 98 Turkey 46.3% compare
- 100 Nigeria 44.1% compare
- 101 India 43.2% compare
- 102 Democratic Republic of Congo 40.9% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 45.4% in 2021, 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 45.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release