Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0022 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
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.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.003 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per person | -39.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0022 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0022 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0039 units per person, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +40.4% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
| 2019 | -39.0% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
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
- 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 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 ÷ 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.