Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.1% | — |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +44.9% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +4.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +44.9% | 12.5% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.0% | 27.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 134 San Marino 30.6% compare
- 135 Palestine, State of 30.4% compare
- 136 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.3% compare
- 138 Mozambique 28.4% compare
- 139 Uganda 28.4% compare
- 140 Nigeria 27.5% 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 tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Bangladesh was 29.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Bangladesh ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release