Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 45.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh is 45.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 50.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 82nd of 108 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 37.3% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 38.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 45.9% | 50.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 79 Costa Rica 48.1% compare
- 80 Pakistan 47.4% compare
- 81 Türkiye 46.5% compare
- 83 El Salvador 45.6% compare
- 84 Palestine, State of 44.9% compare
- 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.2% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 45.9% 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 50.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% 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 0.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release