Bangladesh vs Bhutan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
Bhutan
1.07 GPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Bhutan rank
7th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.11 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Bhutan ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Bhutan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5513 GPIA | 0.3007 GPIA | 0.2506 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.7031 GPIA | 0.5314 GPIA | 0.1717 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.0061 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0108 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0175 GPIA | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
- Bangladesh, at 1.11 GPIA against 1.07 GPIA in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 0.04 GPIA, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Bhutan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Bhutan ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release