Bangladesh vs Bhutan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.17 GPIA
in 2024
Bhutan
1.15 GPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
9th
Bhutan rank
12th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.17 GPIA against 1.15 GPIA in Bhutan, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Bhutan ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2757 GPIA | 0.1907 GPIA | 0.085 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.4185 GPIA | 0.2185 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.7696 GPIA | 0.1822 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.0855 GPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.0608 GPIA | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.0013 GPIA | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
- Bangladesh, at 1.17 GPIA against 1.15 GPIA in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 0.02 GPIA, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Bhutan rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Bhutan ranks 12th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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