Bangladesh vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Bangladesh
65.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
58.1%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
150th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
152nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 65.9% against 58.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 150th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 152nd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 27.1% | 22.4% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 31.9% | 21.7% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 34.0% | 14.7% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 45.3% | 5.1% | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.9% | 6.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 57.1% | 7.9% | 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Bangladesh, at 65.9% against 58.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Bangladesh and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 7.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 152nd 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