Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7558 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh stood at 0.7558 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7558 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0588 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3459 GPIA | +488.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4018 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5373 GPIA | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5183 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5294 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5633 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6301 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.619 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.611 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6364 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6538 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6641 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.708 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7558 GPIA | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0588 GPIA | 0.0588 GPIA | 0.0588 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3738 GPIA | 0.3459 GPIA | 0.4018 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5963 GPIA | 0.5183 GPIA | 0.6641 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7319 GPIA | 0.708 GPIA | 0.7558 GPIA | 2 |
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 upper secondary education or in Bangladesh?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh was 0.7558 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 0.7558 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 80th 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 34.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release