Bangladesh vs ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Bangladesh
65.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
59.1%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
150th
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank
148th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 65.9% against 59.1% in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 150th and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 17.6% | 12.8% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 24.9% | 14.8% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 31.7% | 12.3% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 46.8% | 6.6% | ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 56.8% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 59.1% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Bangladesh or ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Bangladesh, at 65.9% against 59.1% in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 6.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release