Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.3308 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 0.3308 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3308 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1796 LPIA, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1888 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.1796 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1912 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1829 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1985 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1962 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2237 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2366 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.252 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3308 LPIA | +31.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3308 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3308 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.202 LPIA | 0.1796 LPIA | 0.2366 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2914 LPIA | 0.252 LPIA | 0.3308 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 0.3308 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 0.3308 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1796 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th 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 73.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release