Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0033 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0033 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0033 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1986.
That places Bangladesh 165th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0013 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 units per person | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0033 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0033 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0058 units per person, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +65.4% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0033 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1986.
- How does Bangladesh rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 165th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.