Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 52.8% 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 52.8%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bangladesh peaked at 57.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 85th of 100 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 | 47.1% | — |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 47.1% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 46.3% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 52.8% | 57.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 52.8% 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 57.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th out of 100 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 12.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release