Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh is 29.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh peaked at 29.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.9% | — |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.0%, 64% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 29.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 50.4%, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +35.5% | 19.9% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.5% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 27.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh was 29.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release