Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4099 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh stood at 0.4099 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4854 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 GPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 68th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0391 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1646 GPIA | +321.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3145 GPIA | +91.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3119 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3601 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4854 GPIA | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.418 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4003 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4113 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4326 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4413 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.484 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4099 GPIA | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0391 GPIA | 0.0391 GPIA | 0.0391 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1646 GPIA | 0.1646 GPIA | 0.1646 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3973 GPIA | 0.3119 GPIA | 0.4854 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.447 GPIA | 0.4099 GPIA | 0.484 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.4099 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.4854 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release