School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4861 GPI, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4903 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4861 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5515 GPI | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5518 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.515 GPI | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5372 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5434 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6084 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6066 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6052 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6047 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6948 GPI | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7074 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6054 GPI | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6968 GPI | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.692 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.691 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6918 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8057 GPI | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8118 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8444 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPI | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5495 GPI | 0.4861 GPI | 0.6084 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7002 GPI | 0.6047 GPI | 0.8118 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8444 GPI | 0.8444 GPI | 0.8444 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.02 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4861 GPI in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.