Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 54.7% 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 54.7%.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 62.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 116th of 136 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 | 47.2% | — |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.2% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 47.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 54.7% | 62.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
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 54.7% 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 62.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 136 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 9.5%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release