Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 7.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -43.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +157.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +40.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +157.7% | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | -43.6% | 2.2% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | +40.1% | 3.9% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
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 5.4% 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 7.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th out of 128 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 65.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release