Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 38.4% 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 38.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 41.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 84th 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 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +525.3% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 28.6% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 25.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 38.4% | 41.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 38.4% 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 41.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 84th 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 13.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release