Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 41.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh is 41.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 41.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 94 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 31.8% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.7% | 2 |
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 41.7% 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 41.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% 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 28.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release