Bangladesh surveys show a narrower gender gap outside work and education
Outside work and study in 2010–2024: women 44.9% → 19.7%, men 14.5% → 10.9%. The gap fell from 30.4 to 8.8 pp. Survey methods may have changed.
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Outside work and study in 2010–2024: women 44.9% → 19.7%, men 14.5% → 10.9%. The gap fell from 30.4 to 8.8 pp. Survey methods may have changed.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- Women · 2010 %
2010: 44.9
- Women · 2024 %
2024: 19.7
- Men · 2010 %
2010: 14.5
- Men · 2024 %
2024: 10.9
ILO via World Bank: national survey indicators SL.UEM.NEET.FE.ZS and SL.UEM.NEET.MA.ZS. Outside employment, education and training, ages 15–24. Denominators: all young women and all young men respectively. Matched years; these are not unemployment rates.
Estimates from two national surveys, not one cohort followed over time. Survey and employment-classification changes can affect the long-run difference. The table does not identify causes.
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