Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.2038 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh is 0.2038 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2038 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0869 LPIA, in 2012.
That places Bangladesh 46th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1023 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.0869 LPIA | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1047 LPIA | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1031 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1231 LPIA | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1207 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.139 LPIA | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.139 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1501 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1609 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2038 LPIA | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1188 LPIA | 0.0869 LPIA | 0.1501 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1824 LPIA | 0.1609 LPIA | 0.2038 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (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 0.2038 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 0.2038 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 56 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 94.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release