UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 14.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
73rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 1981
Years of data
11
1981–2019

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh, 1981–2019

0510151981200020191981: 0.8472001: 9.92011: 12.22012: 12.62013: 11.12014: 11.52015: 13.82016: 13.92017: 14.32018: 14.62019: 14.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2019, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh peaked at 14.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 73rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1981 0.8%
2001 9.9% +1066.3%
2011 12.2% +23.9%
2012 12.6% +3.1%
2013 11.1% -12.0%
2014 11.5% +3.6%
2015 13.8% +20.2%
2016 13.9% +0.3%
2017 14.3% +3.1%
2018 14.6% +1.9%
2019 14.9% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 1
2010s 13.2% 11.1% 14.9% 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 70 Türkiye 15.9% compare
  2. 71 Malta 15.6% compare
  3. 72 Pakistan 15.2% compare
  4. 74 Andorra 14.4% compare
  5. 75 Honduras 14.2% compare
  6. 76 Kuwait 12.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Bangladesh was 14.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/