School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.69 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh, 1976–2018
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, male in Bangladesh is 11.69 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh peaked at 11.69 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.23 years, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 123rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.29 years | — |
| 1977 | 6.8 years | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 6.69 years | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 6.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.23 years | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.62 years | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 6.51 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 6.65 years | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 6.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.78 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.6 years | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 8.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.45 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.15 years | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 11.24 years | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 11.69 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.92 years | 6.69 years | 7.29 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.5 years | 6.23 years | 6.69 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.78 years | 6.78 years | 6.78 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.73 years | 8.45 years | 9.15 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.47 years | 11.24 years | 11.69 years | 2 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bangladesh was 11.69 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 years in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 123rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.