Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.11 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.12 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4853 index, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.486 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.4853 index | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5512 index | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5492 index | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5148 index | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5369 index | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5447 index | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6085 index | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6101 index | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6096 index | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6099 index | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7036 index | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7153 index | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6105 index | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7011 index | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6956 index | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6919 index | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6921 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8045 index | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8093 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8412 index | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5496 index | 0.4853 index | 0.6101 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7034 index | 0.6099 index | 0.8093 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8412 index | 0.8412 index | 0.8412 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.03 index | 1.06 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.05 index | 1.12 index | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.11 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4853 index in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.