Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender was 0.6161 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.6161 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bangladesh peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6161 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.46 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.34 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9725 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7651 GPIA | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8944 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8817 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8413 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9538 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9537 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6161 GPIA | -49.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6161 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 62% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.6161 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 61% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.7651 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.8413 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.6161 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (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 0.6161 GPIA 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 1.46 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6161 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 65 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 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release