School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.11 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4853 GPIA, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.486 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5512 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5492 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5148 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5369 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5447 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6085 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6101 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6096 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6099 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7036 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7153 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6105 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7011 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6956 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6919 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6921 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8045 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8093 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8412 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5496 GPIA | 0.4853 GPIA | 0.6101 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7034 GPIA | 0.6099 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8412 GPIA | 0.8412 GPIA | 0.8412 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4853 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release