Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.8%
World rank
70th
of 76 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 2020
All-time low
19.1%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 20.8% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Bangladesh peaked at 28.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 70th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.1% | — |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -26.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 42% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 49.0%, 42% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.2% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.5% | 26.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 20.8% | 28.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 67 Niger 29.3% compare
- 68 Gambia 26.6% compare
- 69 Mozambique 22.3% compare
- 71 Mali 19.1% compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 18.9% compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 17.9% compare
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 trained in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Bangladesh was 20.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release