Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 7.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 37th out of 67 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 Master's … Master urban both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.5% | — |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +23.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 3.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 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 7.3% 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 7.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 67 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 31.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release