Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh is 7.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 43.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 13.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 54th out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +136.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +247.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -43.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rural male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +247.4% | 2.3% | 7.9% |
| 2001 | +136.1% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| 2023 | -43.9% | 13.2% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
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 7.4% 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 13.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 54th out of 75 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 down 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release