Bangladesh vs Sweden: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.11 index
in 2024
Sweden
1.06 index
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sweden rank
8th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Sweden
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.11 index against 1.06 index in Sweden, a difference of 0.05 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 0.9956 index | 0.0498 index | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.02 index | 0.0302 index | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.05 index | 0.0468 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 Sweden?
- Bangladesh, at 1.11 index against 1.06 index in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Bangladesh and Sweden?
- 0.05 index, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sweden rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.