Bangladesh vs Italy: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Bangladesh
97.6%
in 2018
Italy
97.8%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
52nd
Italy rank
49th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Bangladesh
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 97.8% against 97.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Italy ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 49th of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.0% | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 14.7% | 14.7% | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 24.8% | 24.7% | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 31.4% | 31.2% | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 48.3% | 48.0% | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 58.4% | 58.0% | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 62.3% | 61.5% | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 67.8% | 66.5% | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 77.2% | 74.9% | Italy |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 81.8% | 77.7% | Italy |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 96.8% | 89.8% | Italy |
| 1940s | 11.8% | 95.8% | 84.0% | Italy |
| 1950s | 18.8% | 92.7% | 73.9% | Italy |
| 1960s | 26.8% | 100.0% | 73.1% | Italy |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 99.5% | 60.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 97.2% | 53.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Bangladesh or Italy?
- Italy, at 97.8% against 97.6% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Bangladesh and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Italy ranks 49th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.