Most Educated in Bangladesh

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Bangladesh

1 Ashuganj City 84 23.7%

2 Ayla Patakata 85 23.7%

3 Azimpur 81 23.7%

4 Badarganj 87 23.7%

5 Bagerhat 82 23.7%

6 Bājitpur 81 23.7%

7 Bāndarban 84 23.7%

8 Baniachang 86 23.7%

9 Barishal 85 23.7%

10 Bera 83 23.7%

11 Bhairab Bāzār 81 23.7%

12 Bhāndāria 85 23.7%

13 Bhanga 81 23.7%

14 Bhatara 81 23.7%

15 Bhātpāra Abhaynagar 82 23.7%

16 Bherāmāra 82 23.7%

17 Bhola 85 23.7%

18 Bibir Hat 84 23.7%

19 Bogra 83 23.7%

20 Brāhmanbāria 84 23.7%

21 Burhānuddin 85 23.7%

22 Burirchar 85 23.7%

23 Chāndpur 84 23.7%

24 Char Bhadrāsan 81 23.7%

25 Charāmaddi 85 23.7%

26 Chattogram 84 23.7%

27 Chhāgalnāiya 84 23.7%

28 Chhātak 86 23.7%

29 Chilmāri 87 23.7%

30 Comilla 84 23.7%

31 Cox’s Bāzār 84 23.7%

32 Dhaka 81 23.7%

33 Dhanmondi 81 23.7%

34 Dinajpur 87 23.7%

35 Dohār 81 23.7%

36 Dohazāri 84 23.7%

37 Dukuria 81 23.7%

38 Farīdpur 81 23.7%

39 Feni 84 23.7%

40 Gafargaon H 23.7%

41 Gaurnadi 85 23.7%

42 Gazipur 81 23.7%

43 Gopālganj 81 23.7%

44 Green Model Town 81 23.7%

45 Habiganj 86 23.7%

46 Hājīganj 84 23.7%

47 Hāthazāri 84 23.7%

48 Ishwardi 83 23.7%

49 Jamālpur H 23.7%

50 Jessore 82 23.7%

51 Jhingergācha 82 23.7%

52 Joypur Hāt 83 23.7%

53 Kafrul 81 23.7%

54 Kālia 82 23.7%

55 Kālīganj 82 23.7%

56 Karnaphuli 84 23.7%

57 Kesabpur 82 23.7%

58 Khagrachhari 84 23.7%

59 Khulna 82 23.7%

60 Kishorganj 81 23.7%

61 Kushtia 82 23.7%

62 Lākshām 84 23.7%

63 Lakshmīpur 84 23.7%

64 Lālmohan 85 23.7%

65 Lalmonirhat 87 23.7%

66 Madaripur 81 23.7%

67 Maijdi 84 23.7%

68 Manikchari 84 23.7%

69 Mānikganj 81 23.7%

70 Mathba 85 23.7%

71 Mātuail 81 23.7%

72 Maulavi Bāzār 86 23.7%

73 Mehendiganj 85 23.7%

74 Mirpur Model Thana 81 23.7%

75 Mirzāpur 81 23.7%

76 Mohammadpur 83 23.7%

77 Morrelgonj 82 23.7%

78 Motijheel 81 23.7%

79 Muktāgācha H 23.7%

80 Mymensingh H 23.7%

81 Nabīnagar 84 23.7%

82 Nachnapāra 82 23.7%

83 Nagar Naluākot 81 23.7%

84 Nāgarpur 81 23.7%

85 Nageswari 87 23.7%

86 Nālchiti 85 23.7%

87 Nalua 82 23.7%

88 Narail 82 23.7%

89 Narayanganj 81 23.7%

90 Narsingdi 81 23.7%

91 Natona 85 23.7%

92 Natore 83 23.7%

93 Nawāb Char 81 23.7%

94 Nawābganj 83 23.7%

95 Netrakona H 23.7%

96 Pābna 83 23.7%

97 Pālang 81 23.7%

98 Pallabi 81 23.7%

99 Paltan 81 23.7%

100 Panchagarh 87 23.7%

The most educated cities in Bangladesh have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Ashuganj City leads with 23.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Ashuganj City, 23.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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