Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.6018 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh is 0.6018 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6018 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.381 GPIA, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 57th of 63 countries on this measure, 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 … Master urban gender in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.381 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.3965 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4969 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5186 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5071 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5138 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5244 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5367 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5549 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5774 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6018 GPIA | +4.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6018 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6018 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4922 GPIA | 0.381 GPIA | 0.5549 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5896 GPIA | 0.5774 GPIA | 0.6018 GPIA | 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 0.6018 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 0.6018 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.381 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 63 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 21.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release