Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
72nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
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 0.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6% | — |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % 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 0.6% 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 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd out of 111 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 Services 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