Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5552 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh stood at 0.5552 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5552 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0963 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 67th of 105 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0963 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2757 LPIA | +186.4% |
| 2006 | 0.388 LPIA | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4725 LPIA | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4304 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4281 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.422 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4309 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4326 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4327 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.447 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4483 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4588 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5102 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5552 LPIA | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0963 LPIA | 0.0963 LPIA | 0.0963 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3318 LPIA | 0.2757 LPIA | 0.388 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4403 LPIA | 0.422 LPIA | 0.4725 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5327 LPIA | 0.5102 LPIA | 0.5552 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 0.5552 LPIA 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 0.5552 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0963 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th out of 105 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 31.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release