Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8366 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh is 0.8366 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9808 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2586 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2586 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9808 GPIA | +279.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6435 GPIA | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6633 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6953 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7117 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7388 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7881 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7791 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7692 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7818 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.793 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8044 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8182 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8366 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2586 GPIA | 0.2586 GPIA | 0.2586 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8121 GPIA | 0.6435 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7525 GPIA | 0.6633 GPIA | 0.8044 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8274 GPIA | 0.8182 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 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 0.8366 GPIA 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 0.9808 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2586 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 107 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 13.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release