Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8706 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh is 0.8706 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8706 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1098 GPIA, in 1974.
Bangladesh ranks 93rd of 131 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1098 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2182 GPIA | +98.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7037 GPIA | +222.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7193 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7357 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7455 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7863 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8068 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8022 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8218 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8376 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8507 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8706 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1098 GPIA | 0.1098 GPIA | 0.1098 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2182 GPIA | 0.2182 GPIA | 0.2182 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7037 GPIA | 0.7037 GPIA | 0.7037 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.7193 GPIA | 0.8507 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8706 GPIA | 0.8706 GPIA | 0.8706 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 0.8706 GPIA 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 0.8706 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1098 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 93rd 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 21.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release