School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8131 GPIA in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh is 0.8131 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8131 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1138 GPIA, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1138 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1243 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1182 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1482 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1629 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1643 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1638 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1633 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1628 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2719 GPIA | +67.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2272 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2218 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2396 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2411 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2253 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1895 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1906 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1895 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4696 GPIA | +147.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4713 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5087 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4686 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4691 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4588 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5007 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5325 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5347 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5425 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5859 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6799 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.712 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7169 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7173 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6963 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6782 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6841 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6617 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6505 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6753 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7067 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7086 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7422 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8131 GPIA | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1422 GPIA | 0.1138 GPIA | 0.1643 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2133 GPIA | 0.1628 GPIA | 0.2719 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3295 GPIA | 0.1895 GPIA | 0.4696 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5073 GPIA | 0.4588 GPIA | 0.5859 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.6505 GPIA | 0.7173 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7292 GPIA | 0.6753 GPIA | 0.8131 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 155 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8947 GPIA compare
- 156 Burundi 0.8846 GPIA compare
- 157 Ukraine 0.8729 GPIA compare
- 159 Mozambique 0.8098 GPIA compare
- 160 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7938 GPIA compare
- 161 Kenya 0.7696 GPIA compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 0.8131 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8131 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1138 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release