Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8492 index in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1974–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh is 0.8492 index, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8492 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1767 index, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1767 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.2973 index | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7554 index | +154.1% |
| 2011 | 0.733 index | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7463 index | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7599 index | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7927 index | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.805 index | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.802 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8167 index | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8285 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.837 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8422 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8492 index | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1767 index | 0.1767 index | 0.1767 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2973 index | 0.2973 index | 0.2973 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7554 index | 0.7554 index | 0.7554 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7912 index | 0.733 index | 0.837 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8457 index | 0.8422 index | 0.8492 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 0.8492 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8492 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1767 index in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.