School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh is 9.83 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 10.16 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.26 years, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.96 years | — |
| 1976 | 4.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 4.69 years | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 4.51 years | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.26 years | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 4.63 years | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 4.59 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.48 years | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 4.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.96 years | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 4.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.14 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.95 years | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 7.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.63 years | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 8 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.18 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.43 years | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 10.03 years | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 9.61 years | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 10 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.78 years | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.83 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.78 years | 4.51 years | 4.96 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.59 years | 4.26 years | 4.96 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.14 years | 5.14 years | 5.14 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.89 years | 7.63 years | 8 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.43 years | 8.18 years | 10.03 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.97 years | 9.78 years | 10.16 years | 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 secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 9.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 years in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release