Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7589 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh is 0.7589 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7589 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.668 LPIA, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 78th of 99 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6784 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7274 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.718 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6779 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6811 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.668 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6725 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6759 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6841 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6967 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6972 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7182 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7375 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7359 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7589 LPIA | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7029 LPIA | 0.6784 LPIA | 0.7274 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.689 LPIA | 0.668 LPIA | 0.7182 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7441 LPIA | 0.7359 LPIA | 0.7589 LPIA | 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 0.7589 LPIA 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 0.7589 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.668 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 78th out of 99 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 11.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release