Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 11.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
11.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
115th
of 124 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2017
All-time low
11.1%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bangladesh, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bangladesh stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 115th out of 124 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.3% | — |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bangladesh was 11.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Bangladesh ranks 115th out of 124 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release