Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8998 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.8998 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9837 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.8094 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
15
2001–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.8998 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9837 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8094 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9837 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8094 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8407 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8229 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8367 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8491 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8662 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8762 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8727 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8796 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8875 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8992 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8978 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9005 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8998 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8966 GPIA | 0.8094 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8631 GPIA | 0.8229 GPIA | 0.8992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8994 GPIA | 0.8978 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 81 Rwanda 0.9143 GPIA compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9113 GPIA compare
- 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9058 GPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.8916 GPIA compare
- 86 Türkiye 0.8806 GPIA compare
- 87 Jordan 0.8774 GPIA compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh was 0.8998 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9837 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8094 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release