Bangladesh vs Senegal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.11 index
in 2024
Senegal
1.21 index
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Senegal rank
1st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.21 index against 1.11 index in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1 index.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5567 index | 0.688 index | 0.1313 index | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.7034 index | 0.6832 index | 0.0202 index | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.8412 index | 0.7234 index | 0.1178 index | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1 index | 0.0438 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.08 index | 0.0404 index | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.19 index | 0.0915 index | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.21 index against 1.11 index in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 0.1 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Senegal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 1st 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.