Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 37.12 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh is 37.12, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh peaked at 37.12 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.79, in 1978.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.12 | 9.79 | 18.88 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.11 | 17.8 | 28.72 | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.92 | 19.35 | 20.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.06 | 16.69 | 26.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.06 | 22.87 | 37.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Bangladesh was 37.12 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.12 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 in 1978.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.