Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bangladesh peaked at 10.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 109th out of 129 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.5% | — |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +87.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 3.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (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 8.1% 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 10.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 109th out of 129 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 40.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release