Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4966 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.4966 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5417 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2444 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 117th out of 127 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 education in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3279 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2444 GPIA | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3655 GPIA | +49.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3746 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3978 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4747 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4752 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4734 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4919 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5094 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5163 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5417 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4834 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4966 GPIA | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3279 GPIA | 0.3279 GPIA | 0.3279 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4323 GPIA | 0.2444 GPIA | 0.5163 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5073 GPIA | 0.4834 GPIA | 0.5417 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.4966 GPIA 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 0.5417 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2444 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 117th out of 127 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 24.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release