Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 47.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh stood at 47.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 49.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 82nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.1% | — |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.1% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 47.9% 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 49.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 82nd out of 103 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 33.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release