School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 1 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bangladesh peaked at 1 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0213 years, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 119th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (years) (School tertiary) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0213 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.027 years | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0349 years | +29.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0354 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0417 years | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0337 years | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0477 years | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0461 years | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0441 years | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0831 years | +88.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0884 years | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0932 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1003 years | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.098 years | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0804 years | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.06 years | -25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0598 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0684 years | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1823 years | +166.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1828 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2295 years | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2074 years | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2091 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1899 years | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2203 years | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2626 years | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2826 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3161 years | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4081 years | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5619 years | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5778 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5883 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7341 years | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.736 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8523 years | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +17.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.15 years, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +166.4% | 0.0684 years | 0.1823 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0345 years | 0.0213 years | 0.0477 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0753 years | 0.0441 years | 0.1003 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1253 years | 0.0684 years | 0.1823 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2508 years | 0.1828 years | 0.4081 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7221 years | 0.5619 years | 1 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 116 Saint Lucia 1.06 years compare
- 117 British Virgin Islands 1.04 years compare
- 118 Lebanon 1.03 years compare
- 120 Luxembourg 0.9262 years compare
- 121 Nicaragua 0.9175 years compare
- 122 Fiji 0.8802 years compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Bangladesh was 1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 years in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 119th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.0%. 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, female (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.