Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 61.9% 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 61.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 17.0% | — |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 20.5% | 42.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.4% | 56.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 57.5% | 61.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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 61.9% 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 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd 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 up 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release