Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.281 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.281 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.281 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1512 LPIA, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 40th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1627 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.1512 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1606 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1538 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1719 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1686 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1926 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1901 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2034 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2162 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.281 LPIA | +30.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.281 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.281 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1728 LPIA | 0.1512 LPIA | 0.2034 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2486 LPIA | 0.2162 LPIA | 0.281 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh was 0.281 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.281 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1512 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release