Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.396 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh is 0.396 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 0.396 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 LPIA, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 50th of 91 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.1847 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2555 LPIA | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2684 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2596 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2616 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2609 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2789 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2807 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2988 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3002 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3115 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3348 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.396 LPIA | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1847 LPIA | 0.1847 LPIA | 0.1847 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2776 LPIA | 0.2555 LPIA | 0.3115 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3654 LPIA | 0.3348 LPIA | 0.396 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 0.396 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 0.396 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 50th out of 91 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 51.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release