Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary was 77.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 77.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 106.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 77.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.8% | — |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +9.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 77.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.1%, 88% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 29.1% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 22.5% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 40.8% | 77.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 29 Sierra Leone 83.8% compare
- 30 Eritrea 83.7% compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 79.3% compare
- 33 Ecuador 76.6% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 73.9% compare
- 35 Nepal 73.4% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
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 77.7% in 2019, 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 77.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.4%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.