School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.39 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
12.39 years
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
113th
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.39 years
in 2018
All-time low
3.28 years
in 1979
Years of data
19
1976–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh, 1976–2018

46810121976199720181976: 3.5 years1977: 3.4 years1979: 3.3 years1980: 3.4 years1981: 3.3 years1984: 3.8 years1985: 3.7 years1986: 3.8 years1987: 3.7 years1988: 4.5 years1989: 4.6 years1990: 4.8 years2005: 8.8 years2006: 8.9 years2007: 9 years2008: 8.9 years2009: 9.3 years2017: 12 years2018: 12.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh is 12.39 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh peaked at 12.39 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.28 years, in 1979.

Bangladesh ranks 113th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Bangladesh, 1976 to 2018.
Year years Change
1976 3.49 years
1977 3.38 years -3.1%
1979 3.28 years -3.1%
1980 3.39 years +3.3%
1981 3.33 years -1.6%
1984 3.85 years +15.4%
1985 3.74 years -2.9%
1986 3.79 years +1.5%
1987 3.74 years -1.4%
1988 4.53 years +21.0%
1989 4.56 years +0.7%
1990 4.84 years +6.3%
2005 8.79 years +81.5%
2006 8.93 years +1.6%
2007 9 years +0.8%
2008 8.86 years -1.5%
2009 9.31 years +5.0%
2017 11.98 years +28.7%
2018 12.39 years +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.38 years 3.28 years 3.49 years 3
1980s 3.87 years 3.33 years 4.56 years 8
1990s 4.84 years 4.84 years 4.84 years 1
2000s 8.98 years 8.79 years 9.31 years 5
2010s 12.19 years 11.98 years 12.39 years 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 110 Sao Tome and Principe 12.53 years compare
  2. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 12.47 years compare
  3. 112 China 12.4 years compare
  4. 114 Samoa 12.38 years compare
  5. 115 Uzbekistan 12.38 years compare
  6. 116 British Virgin Islands 12.36 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bangladesh was 12.39 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 12.39 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 3.28 years in 1979.
How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.