School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.24 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1973–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.