Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 193,042 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh is 193,042 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 229,350 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 131,030 number, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 131,030 number | — |
| 1999 | 135,647 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 136,164 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 141,817 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 159,432 number | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 183,037 number | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 186,247 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 220,464 number | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 218,670 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 220,280 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 196,283 number | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 207,897 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 205,384 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 198,551 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 204,037 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 204,188 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 204,618 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 229,350 number | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 193,042 number | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,338 number | 131,030 number | 135,647 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 187,029 number | 136,164 number | 220,464 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,596 number | 193,042 number | 229,350 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Bangladesh was 193,042 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 229,350 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,030 number in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.