Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 23.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
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 23.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Bangladesh peaked at 27.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 126th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 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% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 23.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 51% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 23.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 47.0%, 50% 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 |
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 23.5% in 2019, 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 27.0% in 2016.
- 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 126th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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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About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.