Bangladesh vs Bhutan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.11 index
in 2024
Bhutan
1.07 index
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Bhutan rank
7th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.11 index against 1.07 index in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Bhutan ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Bhutan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5513 index | 0.3007 index | 0.2506 index | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.7031 index | 0.5314 index | 0.1717 index | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 0.0061 index | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 0.0108 index | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.08 index | 0.0175 index | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Bangladesh or Bhutan?
- Bangladesh, at 1.11 index against 1.07 index in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 0.04 index, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bhutan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Bhutan rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Bhutan ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.