Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.19 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh is 1.19 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.19 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3731 index, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 18th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3731 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3941 index | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4116 index | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4254 index | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4426 index | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4616 index | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4744 index | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4863 index | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4986 index | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.515 index | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5358 index | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5635 index | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5921 index | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6262 index | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6628 index | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7003 index | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7377 index | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7754 index | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8117 index | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8553 index | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8981 index | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9469 index | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.989 index | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 index | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 index | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.12 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.13 index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 index | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.18 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.19 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.19 index | +0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.19 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.19 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4409 index | 0.3731 index | 0.4986 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.652 index | 0.515 index | 0.8117 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.8553 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.09 index | 1.16 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.17 index | 1.19 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.19 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3731 index in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.