School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.09 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh is 5.09 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 5.1 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.18 years, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.45 years | — |
| 1976 | 1.22 years | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 1.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.21 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.33 years | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 years | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 1.43 years | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 1.46 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.44 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.42 years | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.45 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.44 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.46 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.11 years | +112.7% |
| 1999 | 3.34 years | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3.44 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.53 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.36 years | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.26 years | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.22 years | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.48 years | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.59 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.85 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2 years | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.59 years | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.89 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.1 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.09 years | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.09 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.11 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.09 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.26 years, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +112.7% | 1.46 years | 3.11 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 years | 1.21 years | 1.45 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.4 years | 1.18 years | 1.46 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.64 years | 1.46 years | 3.34 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.42 years | 3.22 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 years | 3.59 years | 5.1 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bangladesh was 5.09 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 years in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.