Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 33.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 33.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bangladesh peaked at 33.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 108th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +211.6% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +7.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 33.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 | +211.6% | 5.5% | 17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 105 Uruguay 35.0% compare
- 106 Philippines 34.5% compare
- 107 El Salvador 33.8% compare
- 109 Kuwait 31.2% compare
- 110 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.4% compare
- 111 Angola 26.9% compare
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 33.7% in 2021, 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 33.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release