Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6097 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.6097 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7094 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0631 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0631 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.1209 GPIA | +91.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7094 GPIA | +486.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4295 GPIA | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4405 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4536 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5596 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5466 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5385 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5567 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5744 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5828 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6097 GPIA | +4.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6097 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6531 GPIA, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +486.9% | 0.1209 GPIA | 0.7094 GPIA |
| 1981 | +91.7% | 0.0631 GPIA | 0.1209 GPIA |
| 2011 | -39.5% | 0.7094 GPIA | 0.4295 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0631 GPIA | 0.0631 GPIA | 0.0631 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1209 GPIA | 0.1209 GPIA | 0.1209 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7094 GPIA | 0.7094 GPIA | 0.7094 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5202 GPIA | 0.4295 GPIA | 0.5828 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6097 GPIA | 0.6097 GPIA | 0.6097 GPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh was 0.6097 GPIA 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 0.7094 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0631 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 94th out of 108 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 41.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release