Bangladesh vs Gambia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
Gambia
1.14 GPIA
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
5th
Gambia rank
3rd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.14 GPIA against 1.11 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5567 GPIA | 0.4655 GPIA | 0.0912 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6921 GPIA | 0.5791 GPIA | 0.1131 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0061 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0094 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.0206 GPIA | Gambia |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.14 GPIA against 1.11 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 0.03 GPIA, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 3rd 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