Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh stood at 1.12.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.14 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4277, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5087 | 0.4277 | 0.5952 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7882 | 0.6249 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 6 |
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More gender data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4277 in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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