Average years of schooling among adults in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Average years of schooling among adults was 6.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 6.79 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023.
That represents a change of up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Bangladesh peaked at 7.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3 years, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 144th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 years | 3.3 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.68 years | 4.28 years | 5.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 years | 5.06 years | 6.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 years | 6.79 years | 7.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Bangladesh?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Bangladesh was 6.79 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 years in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Bangladesh ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.