Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.14 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.66% from 1.06 in 2011 (0.65% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.14 | 2021 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.06 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.15 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 0.5 | 1976 |
| Average since 2017 | 1.12 | 2017–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.5 | 1973 |
Since 1973 it is up 126.68% from 0.5 in 1973 (1.72% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 25 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2020 (from 1.15 to 1.14).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.09 in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Bangladesh had the 3rd highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1.14 | 2021 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| South Asia | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 0.99 | 2020 |
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2021 ranking
- Senegal — 1st of 51: 1.18
- Gambia, The — 2nd of 51: 1.15
- Suriname — 4th of 51: 1.09
- Seychelles — 5th of 51: 1.06
- West Bank and Gaza — 6th of 51: 1.05
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.14 |
| 2020 | 1.15 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | no data |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 23.73% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 20.79% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 26.95% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 15.07 million (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
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Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.14 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 126.68% from 0.5 in 1973 (1.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.15 in 2020 and the lowest 0.5 in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank?
- 3rd highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Bangladesh?
- In 2021, Bangladesh's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2020 (from 1.15 to 1.14). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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