School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.17 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
9th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.239 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
39
1973–2024
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 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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February 2026 Data Release