School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.21 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.21 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 120.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 1.21 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1067 years, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 109th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1067 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1225 years | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.128 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1679 years | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1399 years | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1503 years | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1195 years | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1683 years | +40.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1623 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1548 years | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1901 years | +22.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2339 years | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2522 years | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2557 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2492 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2162 years | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1859 years | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1837 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2104 years | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2801 years | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2802 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3326 years | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3176 years | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2951 years | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3232 years | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3701 years | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3991 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4453 years | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5465 years | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6881 years | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6901 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6963 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8972 years | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8945 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 years | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 1.21 years | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1379 years | 0.1067 years | 0.1683 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2084 years | 0.1548 years | 0.2557 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2453 years | 0.2104 years | 0.2801 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.363 years | 0.2802 years | 0.5465 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8723 years | 0.6881 years | 1.21 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 106 Belize 1.33 years compare
- 107 Lebanon 1.31 years compare
- 108 South Africa 1.25 years compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.18 years compare
- 111 Cape Verde 1.13 years compare
- 112 Sri Lanka 1.06 years compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 1.21 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1067 years in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 109th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.