School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.16 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bangladesh was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release