Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh is 1.11 GPI, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5081 GPI, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5081 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.5489 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5262 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.599 GPI | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5975 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6839 GPI | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6045 GPI | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6996 GPI | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6959 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7015 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7004 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8169 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8232 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8549 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5559 GPI | 0.5081 GPI | 0.599 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7157 GPI | 0.6045 GPI | 0.8232 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8549 GPI | 0.8549 GPI | 0.8549 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.11 GPI in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5081 GPI in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.