School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.04 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1973–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh is 12.04 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 12.04 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.81 years, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 121st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.38 years | — |
| 1976 | 5.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 5.13 years | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 5.02 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.81 years | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 5.26 years | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 5.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.15 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 5.06 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.61 years | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 5.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.83 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.69 years | +49.0% |
| 2006 | 8.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.65 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.22 years | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6 years | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 12.04 years | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.23 years | 5.02 years | 5.4 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.21 years | 4.81 years | 5.61 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.83 years | 5.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.85 years | 8.65 years | 9.22 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.82 years | 11.6 years | 12.04 years | 2 |
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, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 12.04 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 years in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.