Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh stood at 77.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 77.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.4% | — |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 51.4% | 58.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 47.6% | 67.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 65.6% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh was 77.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bangladesh ranks 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release