Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 22.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 22.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 53rd out of 77 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +614.9% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +9.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 22.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 12.2% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 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 22.4% 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 22.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 77 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 83.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release