Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 38.1% 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 38.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 73.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 75th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -48.3% |
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 | 54.0% | 40.8% | 70.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 38.1% | 73.8% | 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 38.1% 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 73.8% in 2023.
- 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 75th out of 80 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 29.5%. 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release