Bangladesh vs Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Bangladesh
1.02 GPI
in 2021
Low & middle income
0.9807 GPI
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
30th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 0.9807 GPI in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0393 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Low & middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5495 GPI 0.7829 GPI 0.2334 GPI Low & middle income
1980s 0.7002 GPI 0.8348 GPI 0.1346 GPI Low & middle income
1990s 0.8444 GPI 0.8647 GPI 0.0203 GPI Low & middle income
2000s 1.06 GPI 0.9587 GPI 0.098 GPI Bangladesh
2010s 1.05 GPI 0.9832 GPI 0.0679 GPI Bangladesh
2020s 1.09 GPI 0.9807 GPI 0.1124 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 Low & middle income?
Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 0.9807 GPI in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
0.0393 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Low & middle income rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 30th 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.