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)
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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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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release