Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3495 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh stood at 0.3495 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3495 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1557 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 62nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1557 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2271 LPIA | +45.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2335 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2241 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2229 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2273 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2462 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2436 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2589 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2612 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2697 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2916 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3495 LPIA | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1557 LPIA | 0.1557 LPIA | 0.1557 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2415 LPIA | 0.2229 LPIA | 0.2697 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3205 LPIA | 0.2916 LPIA | 0.3495 LPIA | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh was 0.3495 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3495 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1557 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release