Bangladesh vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Bangladesh
5.32 years
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
5.57 years
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
150th
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
150th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 5.57 years against 5.32 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.25 years.

Across all 36 years both countries report, WB: Late-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 150th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 150th of 218 countries.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 3.33 years 5.02 years 1.7 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1980s 3.23 years 5.18 years 1.95 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1990s 3.75 years 5.24 years 1.49 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 4.69 years 5.28 years 0.5865 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 5.29 years 5.57 years 0.2799 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 5.33 years 5.59 years 0.261 years WB: Late-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Bangladesh or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 5.57 years against 5.32 years in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Bangladesh and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
0.25 years, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 150th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 150th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release