Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 42.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh stood at 42.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 45.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 82nd out of 108 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 … upper urban both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +130.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -8.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 42.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +130.9% | 16.0% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.8% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 32.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.2% | 45.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (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 42.2% 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 45.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 82nd out of 108 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 5.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release