Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 5.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh is 5.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 40th out of 65 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0022 units per person (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 5.5% 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 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th out of 65 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 50.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release