School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.11 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4881 GPI, in 1973.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4881 GPI | — |
| 1976 | 0.4905 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5104 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5046 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5201 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5511 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.604 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5957 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6186 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.614 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.704 GPI | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7145 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7422 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4984 GPI | 0.4881 GPI | 0.5104 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6153 GPI | 0.5201 GPI | 0.7145 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7422 GPI | 0.7422 GPI | 0.7422 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4881 GPI in 1973.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.