School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 1.4 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bangladesh is 1.4 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bangladesh peaked at 1.4 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.188 years, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 95th of 177 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, male (years) (School male years) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.188 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2142 years | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2972 years | +38.7% |
| 1976 | 0.242 years | -18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2556 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2022 years | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2838 years | +40.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2731 years | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2601 years | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2913 years | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3713 years | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4022 years | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4023 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3921 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3445 years | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3051 years | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3014 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3457 years | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3746 years | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3742 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4317 years | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4237 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4268 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3965 years | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4223 years | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4738 years | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.512 years | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5718 years | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6822 years | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8119 years | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7997 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8018 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 years | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 years | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4 years | +15.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.4 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.4 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8209 years, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2404 years | 0.188 years | 0.2972 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3344 years | 0.2601 years | 0.4023 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3601 years | 0.3457 years | 0.3746 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4715 years | 0.3742 years | 0.6822 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 years | 0.7997 years | 1.4 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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, male in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bangladesh was 1.4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.188 years in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. 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, male (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.