Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5821 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 0.5821 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5821 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1255 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd 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 | 0.1255 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4038 LPIA | +221.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4577 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5152 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4836 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4821 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4718 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4749 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4768 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4776 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4889 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4886 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4998 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5454 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5821 LPIA | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1255 LPIA | 0.1255 LPIA | 0.1255 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4307 LPIA | 0.4038 LPIA | 0.4577 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4859 LPIA | 0.4718 LPIA | 0.5152 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5637 LPIA | 0.5454 LPIA | 0.5821 LPIA | 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 0.5821 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 0.5821 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1255 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd 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 23.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release