School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (School pre-primary) in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (School pre-primary) was 1.2 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1.2 years
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
122nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.23 years
in 2017
All-time low
0.0027 years
in 1973
Years of data
18
1973–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Bangladesh, 1973–2018

00.250.50.7511.21973199520181973: 0.003 years1988: 0.851 years1998: 0.632 years1999: 0.562 years2000: 0.524 years2001: 0.52 years2002: 0.439 years2003: 0.36 years2004: 0.342 years2005: 0.338 years2009: 0.333 years2010: 0.393 years2011: 0.77 years2013: 0.985 years2015: 0.963 years2016: 1 years2017: 1.2 years2018: 1.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Bangladesh is 1.2 years, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 260.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Bangladesh peaked at 1.23 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 years, in 1973.

That places Bangladesh 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, pre-primary, male (years) (School pre-primary) in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Bangladesh, 1973 to 2018.
Year years Change
1973 0.0027 years —
1988 0.8512 years +30852.4%
1998 0.6323 years -25.7%
1999 0.5625 years -11.0%
2000 0.5243 years -6.8%
2001 0.5199 years -0.8%
2002 0.4392 years -15.5%
2003 0.3595 years -18.1%
2004 0.3417 years -5.0%
2005 0.338 years -1.1%
2009 0.3327 years -1.6%
2010 0.3926 years +18.0%
2011 0.7698 years +96.1%
2013 0.9848 years +27.9%
2015 0.9628 years -2.2%
2016 1.05 years +8.7%
2017 1.23 years +17.3%
2018 1.2 years -2.3%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 1.2 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.12 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 1.2 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.58 years, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (School pre-primary) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +30852.4% 0.0027 years 0.8512 years
2011 +96.1% 0.3926 years 0.7698 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0027 years 0.0027 years 0.0027 years 1
1980s 0.8512 years 0.8512 years 0.8512 years 1
1990s 0.5974 years 0.5625 years 0.6323 years 2
2000s 0.4079 years 0.3327 years 0.5243 years 7
2010s 0.9405 years 0.3926 years 1.23 years 7

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 119 Equatorial Guinea 1.26 years compare
  2. 120 North Macedonia 1.25 years compare
  3. 121 Panama 1.23 years compare
  4. 123 Kuwait 1.17 years compare
  5. 124 Honduras 1.17 years compare
  6. 125 Morocco 1.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Bangladesh?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Bangladesh was 1.2 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 years in 1973.
How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 260.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.