School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.17 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh stood at 1.17 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.239 GPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 9th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3493 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.3377 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2757 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2633 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3301 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.239 GPIA | -27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4185 GPIA | +75.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4058 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4698 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4595 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4761 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4925 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5064 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9259 GPIA | +82.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9777 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.22 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +82.8% | 0.5064 GPIA | 0.9259 GPIA |
| 1984 | +75.1% | 0.239 GPIA | 0.4185 GPIA |
| 1981 | -27.6% | 0.3301 GPIA | 0.239 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3065 GPIA | 0.2633 GPIA | 0.3493 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.4114 GPIA | 0.239 GPIA | 0.4925 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8033 GPIA | 0.5064 GPIA | 0.9777 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 French Polynesia 1.2 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.19 GPIA compare
- 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 GPIA compare
- 10 Gambia 1.16 GPIA compare
- 11 Honduras 1.16 GPIA compare
- 12 Bhutan 1.15 GPIA compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.17 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.239 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release