Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Bangladesh
97.6%
in 2018
New Zealand
97.5%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
52nd
New Zealand rank
54th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Bangladesh
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 97.6% against 97.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1820 it was New Zealand ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 54th of 190 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 49.6% | 49.6% | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 60.2% | 60.2% | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 65.3% | 65.2% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 70.0% | 69.9% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 74.4% | 74.1% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 78.3% | 77.9% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 81.8% | 81.1% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 84.5% | 83.1% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 92.1% | 89.8% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 95.3% | 91.2% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 76.7% | 69.7% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 11.8% | 73.8% | 62.0% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 18.8% | 93.7% | 74.9% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 26.8% | 77.5% | 50.7% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 100.0% | 60.6% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 100.0% | 56.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.8% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Bangladesh, at 97.6% against 97.5% in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and New Zealand rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 54th 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.