Bangladesh vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

Bangladesh
28.7%
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
34.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
184th
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
187th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
10203040197319982024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 34.6% against 28.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 184th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th of 210 countries.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.6% 35.4% 28.8% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 9.0% 33.2% 24.2% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 11.9% 32.2% 20.4% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 17.3% 30.3% 13.0% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 21.4% 32.0% 10.7% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 26.0% 34.3% 8.2% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Bangladesh or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 34.6% against 28.7% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Bangladesh and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
5.9%, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
Bangladesh ranks 184th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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 secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release