Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0022 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0022 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per person, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0022 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.