Bangladesh vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Bangladesh
1.02 GPI
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.9828 GPI
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
25th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 0.9828 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0372 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5495 GPI 0.965 GPI 0.4155 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 0.7002 GPI 0.9773 GPI 0.2771 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 0.8444 GPI 0.989 GPI 0.1446 GPI Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.06 GPI 0.9726 GPI 0.0841 GPI Bangladesh
2010s 1.05 GPI 0.9767 GPI 0.0743 GPI Bangladesh
2020s 1.09 GPI 0.9828 GPI 0.1102 GPI Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 0.9828 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.0372 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.