Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 39.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 39.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 65th of 94 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +91.8% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +42.4% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 26.5% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.6% | 39.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 62 Uruguay 42.4% compare
- 63 Panama 41.9% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 41.5% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
- 67 Brazil 38.5% compare
- 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.1% compare
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 39.8% 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 39.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 94 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 42.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release