Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 55.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 63.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 71st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.8% | — |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 20.8% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 40.7% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 55.2% | 63.2% | 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 55.2% 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 63.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bangladesh ranks 71st out of 82 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 down 1.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release