School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7715 GPI in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh is 0.7715 GPI, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7715 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1138 GPI, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1138 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1243 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1182 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1482 GPI | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1629 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1643 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1638 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1633 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1628 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2719 GPI | +67.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2272 GPI | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2218 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2396 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2411 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2253 GPI | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1895 GPI | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1906 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1895 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.478 GPI | +152.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4783 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5087 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4679 GPI | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.468 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.458 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5005 GPI | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5339 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5374 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5446 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5914 GPI | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6849 GPI | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.712 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7169 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.721 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6963 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6782 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6813 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6624 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6495 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7086 GPI | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7049 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7086 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7422 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7715 GPI | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1422 GPI | 0.1138 GPI | 0.1643 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2133 GPI | 0.1628 GPI | 0.2719 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3337 GPI | 0.1895 GPI | 0.478 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5089 GPI | 0.458 GPI | 0.5914 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6892 GPI | 0.6495 GPI | 0.721 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7272 GPI | 0.7049 GPI | 0.7715 GPI | 5 |
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Bangladesh was 0.7715 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7715 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1138 GPI in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.