School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh stood at 1.06 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.479 GPI, in 1976.
Bangladesh ranks 56th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.479 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.4974 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4903 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5058 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5352 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5814 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5743 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5958 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5932 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6807 GPI | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.691 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7145 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +43.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4889 GPI | 0.479 GPI | 0.4974 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5947 GPI | 0.5058 GPI | 0.691 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7145 GPI | 0.7145 GPI | 0.7145 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 2 |
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.479 GPI in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, 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.