Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.495 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 0.495 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5219 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3347 GPIA, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 71st of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3347 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.3447 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3965 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4233 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4587 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4649 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4739 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4884 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.503 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5219 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4764 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.495 GPIA | +3.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.495 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6083 GPIA, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.432 GPIA | 0.3347 GPIA | 0.503 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4978 GPIA | 0.4764 GPIA | 0.5219 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.495 GPIA 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 0.5219 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3347 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 71st out of 77 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 24.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release