Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 87.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
87.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 122 countries
All-time high
87.7%
in 2019
All-time low
87.4%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bangladesh, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 87.7% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over five years.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 87.4% | — |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.4% | 87.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bangladesh was 87.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release