Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh is 0.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 117th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 115 Ghana 0.8% compare
- 116 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 118 Ethiopia 0.5%
- 119 Benin 0.5% compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.4%
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh was 0.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bangladesh ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release