Bangladesh vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Bangladesh
65.9%
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
58.1%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
150th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
151st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Bangladesh
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 65.9% against 58.1% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 150th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 151st of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 30.1% | 25.3% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 36.9% | 26.7% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 39.2% | 19.9% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 46.1% | 6.0% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 55.2% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 58.4% | 6.6% | 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Bangladesh, at 65.9% against 58.1% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Bangladesh and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 7.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 151st 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