School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh stood at 1.1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4818 GPIA, in 1976.
Bangladesh ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4818 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.4998 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4885 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5029 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5272 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5765 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5695 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5915 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5886 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6742 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6832 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7049 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.49 GPIA | 0.4818 GPIA | 0.4998 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5892 GPIA | 0.5029 GPIA | 0.6832 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7049 GPIA | 0.7049 GPIA | 0.7049 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4818 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release