Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
Bangladesh ranks 121st of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.0%, 85% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 118 Cambodia 0.9% compare
- 119 San Marino 0.9% compare
- 120 Saudi Arabia 0.9% compare
- 122 Cameroon 0.9% compare
- 123 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
- 124 Uganda 0.8% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Bangladesh was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release