Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 3.6% 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 3.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bangladesh peaked at 4.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 49th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 46 Saudi Arabia 4.4% compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3% compare
- 48 Panama 3.7% compare
- 50 Pakistan 3.5% compare
- 51 Moldova, Republic of 3.5% compare
- 52 Mauritius 3.3% compare
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 3.6% 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 4.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 82 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 83.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release