Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.8492 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.8492 GPIA for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8492 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1767 GPIA, in 1974.
Bangladesh ranks 101st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1767 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2973 GPIA | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7554 GPIA | +154.1% |
| 2011 | 0.733 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7463 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7599 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7927 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.805 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.802 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8167 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8285 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.837 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8422 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8492 GPIA | +0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.8492 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 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 | +154.1% | 0.2973 GPIA | 0.7554 GPIA |
| 1981 | +68.2% | 0.1767 GPIA | 0.2973 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1767 GPIA | 0.1767 GPIA | 0.1767 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 GPIA | 0.2973 GPIA | 0.2973 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7554 GPIA | 0.7554 GPIA | 0.7554 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7912 GPIA | 0.733 GPIA | 0.837 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8457 GPIA | 0.8422 GPIA | 0.8492 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bangladesh was 0.8492 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8492 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1767 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release