School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh stood at 1.14 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4909 GPIA, in 1973.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4909 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.4911 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5109 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.502 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5172 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5438 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6021 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5941 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6178 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6127 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7011 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7105 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7369 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4987 GPIA | 0.4909 GPIA | 0.5109 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6124 GPIA | 0.5172 GPIA | 0.7105 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7369 GPIA | 0.7369 GPIA | 0.7369 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4909 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 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