Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who was 17.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh is 17.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh peaked at 39.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 71st of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.9% | — |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 17.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.2%, 62% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -47.1% | 39.8% | 21.1% |
| 2018 | -41.7% | 29.6% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.9% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 17.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 17.2% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh was 17.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who?
- Bangladesh ranks 71st out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release