Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh peaked at 28.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1979.
That places Bangladesh 184th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 9.9% | — |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -33.2% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +27.0% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +5.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 28.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 28.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 46.2%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 20.9% | 28.7% | 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 secondary education who are female in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bangladesh was 28.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1979.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 184th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release