School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.24 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.24 GPI
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
2nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.2396 GPI
in 1981
Years of data
36
1973–2021

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1973–2021

0.250.50.7511.21973199720211973: 0.349 GPI1976: 0.338 GPI1977: 0.28 GPI1979: 0.263 GPI1980: 0.33 GPI1981: 0.24 GPI1984: 0.417 GPI1985: 0.404 GPI1986: 0.469 GPI1987: 0.46 GPI1988: 0.477 GPI1989: 0.494 GPI1990: 0.508 GPI1998: 0.942 GPI1999: 0.992 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI2020: 1.2 GPI2021: 1.2 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh is 1.24 GPI, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.24 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2396 GPI, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Bangladesh, 1973 to 2021.
Year GPI Change
1973 0.3486 GPI
1976 0.3384 GPI -2.9%
1977 0.2796 GPI -17.4%
1979 0.2634 GPI -5.8%
1980 0.3298 GPI +25.2%
1981 0.2396 GPI -27.4%
1984 0.4173 GPI +74.2%
1985 0.4044 GPI -3.1%
1986 0.4692 GPI +16.0%
1987 0.4597 GPI -2.0%
1988 0.477 GPI +3.8%
1989 0.4939 GPI +3.5%
1990 0.5082 GPI +2.9%
1998 0.9416 GPI +85.3%
1999 0.9919 GPI +5.3%
2000 1.03 GPI +3.8%
2001 1.08 GPI +5.1%
2002 1.1 GPI +1.7%
2003 1.1 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.03 GPI -6.7%
2005 1.07 GPI +3.9%
2006 1.06 GPI -0.9%
2007 1.05 GPI -0.3%
2008 1.12 GPI +6.8%
2009 1.08 GPI -4.2%
2010 1.11 GPI +2.9%
2011 1.13 GPI +2.0%
2012 1.14 GPI +0.5%
2013 1.08 GPI -5.4%
2015 1.11 GPI +3.5%
2016 1.1 GPI -0.9%
2017 1.14 GPI +3.7%
2018 1.14 GPI -0.4%
2019 1.14 GPI +0.3%
2020 1.17 GPI +2.5%
2021 1.24 GPI +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3075 GPI 0.2634 GPI 0.3486 GPI 4
1980s 0.4114 GPI 0.2396 GPI 0.4939 GPI 8
1990s 0.8139 GPI 0.5082 GPI 0.9919 GPI 3
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.12 GPI 10
2010s 1.12 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.14 GPI 9
2020s 1.21 GPI 1.17 GPI 1.24 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 French Polynesia 1.27 GPI compare
  2. 3 Lesotho 1.24 GPI compare
  3. 4 Suriname 1.22 GPI compare
  4. 5 Honduras 1.22 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh?
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.24 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPI in 2021.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2396 GPI in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.