Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.3516 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh is 0.3516 LPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3516 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0963 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd of 72 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0963 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1067 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2784 LPIA | +160.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2705 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2638 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2775 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2819 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2785 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2922 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2967 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.308 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3516 LPIA | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0963 LPIA | 0.0963 LPIA | 0.0963 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1067 LPIA | 0.1067 LPIA | 0.1067 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2831 LPIA | 0.2638 LPIA | 0.308 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3516 LPIA | 0.3516 LPIA | 0.3516 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh was 0.3516 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3516 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0963 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release