Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 65.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bangladesh, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 65.9% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Bangladesh peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 150th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 37.2% | 43.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 49.2% | 64.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.2% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Bangladesh?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bangladesh was 65.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.