Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 45,321 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh stood at 45,321 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 55,177 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16,909 number, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 30th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,909 number | — |
| 1999 | 17,984 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 18,355 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 19,757 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 22,037 number | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 27,883 number | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 32,051 number | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 38,802 number | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 41,976 number | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 42,959 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 38,299 number | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 42,151 number | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 41,465 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 43,210 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40,617 number | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 40,628 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55,177 number | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 50,679 number | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 45,321 number | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,446 number | 16,909 number | 17,984 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 32,427 number | 18,355 number | 42,959 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,300 number | 40,617 number | 55,177 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9278 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh was 45,321 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 55,177 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,909 number in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.