Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who was 22.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who in Bangladesh stood at 22.0%.
The figure is up 13.8% 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, 17.9%, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 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% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -25.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 22.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2%, 75% of the median. (11 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% |
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 | 24.2% | 21.5% | 29.6% | 4 |
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 22.0% in 2017, 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 17.9% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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
Number of female teachers at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary 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.