Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 114 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% over five years.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.0% | — |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh was 1.0% 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 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 114 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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