School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.51 years
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
156th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.7 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.14 years
in 1976
Years of data
40
1973–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 4.51 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 4.7 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.14 years, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.31 years | — |
| 1976 | 1.14 years | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.32 years | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 1.18 years | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.42 years | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.39 years | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.35 years | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.38 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.36 years | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.35 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.39 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.89 years | +107.4% |
| 1999 | 3.12 years | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.24 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.36 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.44 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.22 years | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 3.14 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.24 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1 years | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.34 years | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.57 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.85 years | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.15 years | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.49 years | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.37 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.59 years | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.66 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.63 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 4.51 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 years | 1.14 years | 1.31 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.35 years | 1.18 years | 1.43 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.47 years | 1.39 years | 3.12 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.27 years | 3.1 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 years | 3.42 years | 4.59 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 4.51 years | 4.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 4.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 years in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release