Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9023 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh is 0.9023 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9023 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7531 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 97th out of 133 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7852 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7531 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7997 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7829 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7961 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8034 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8296 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8489 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.848 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8595 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8717 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.883 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8809 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8884 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9023 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7692 GPIA | 0.7531 GPIA | 0.7852 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8323 GPIA | 0.7829 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8905 GPIA | 0.8809 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 0.9023 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 0.9023 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7531 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th out of 133 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 13.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release