What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0377 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Bangladesh vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Bangladesh

1.02 GPI

in 2021

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.9823 GPI

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

25th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

27th

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

Bangladesh
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 0.9823 GPI in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0377 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.5495 GPI	0.9688 GPI	0.4193 GPI	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	0.7002 GPI	0.9791 GPI	0.279 GPI	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	0.8444 GPI	0.9894 GPI	0.145 GPI	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	1.06 GPI	0.9722 GPI	0.0845 GPI	Bangladesh
2010s	1.05 GPI	0.9766 GPI	0.0745 GPI	Bangladesh
2020s	1.09 GPI	0.9823 GPI	0.1107 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 0.9823 GPI in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0377 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?: Bangladesh ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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: 17 September 2026

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.