School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.1 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.1 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 1.27 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 years, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0022 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0035 years | +63.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7027 years | +19750.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6336 years | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5523 years | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5076 years | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4841 years | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4105 years | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.336 years | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3143 years | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3035 years | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2971 years | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3474 years | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6819 years | +96.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8942 years | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9112 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 years | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2 years | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 years | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.27 years | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1 years | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 1.08 years | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 years | 0.0022 years | 0.0035 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7027 years | 0.7027 years | 0.7027 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5929 years | 0.5523 years | 0.6336 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.379 years | 0.2971 years | 0.5076 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8877 years | 0.3474 years | 1.2 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.11 years | 1 years | 1.27 years | 5 |
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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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 1.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 years in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release