Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 18.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 18.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 21.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd of 102 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.3% | — |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 21.0% | 2 |
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 18.7% 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 21.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 102 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 0.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release