Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2767 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
Bangladesh recorded 0.2767 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2767 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0918 LPIA, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 69th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0918 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.1543 LPIA | +68.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1604 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.151 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.154 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1747 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1889 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1818 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1934 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2002 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2047 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2278 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2767 LPIA | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0918 LPIA | 0.0918 LPIA | 0.0918 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1764 LPIA | 0.151 LPIA | 0.2047 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2523 LPIA | 0.2278 LPIA | 0.2767 LPIA | 2 |
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 (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 0.2767 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 0.2767 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0918 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 87 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 79.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release