Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 20.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh is 20.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 20.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +1270.7% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh was 20.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release