Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 62.7% 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 62.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 70.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd of 105 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 | 68.3% | — |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.7% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 56.2% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 62.7% | 70.0% | 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 62.7% 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 70.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 105 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 8.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release