Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi was 1.02 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh, 1970–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.02 for net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in 2018.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh peaked at 1.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5072, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5072 | — |
| 1973 | 0.5486 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5264 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6002 | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6004 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6913 | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6109 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7057 | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7005 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7048 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7029 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8188 | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8241 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8548 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5566 | 0.5072 | 0.6004 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7199 | 0.6109 | 0.8241 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8548 | 0.8548 | 0.8548 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 3 |
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More education data for Bangladesh
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh?
- Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi in Bangladesh was 1.02 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5072 in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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