Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 45,321 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45,321 number
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
30th
of 138 countries
All-time high
55,177 number
in 2016
All-time low
16,909 number
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 16.9k number1999: 18.0k number2000: 18.4k number2001: 19.8k number2002: 22.0k number2003: 27.9k number2004: 32.1k number2005: 38.8k number2006: 42.0k number2007: 43.0k number2008: 38.3k number2009: 42.2k number2010: 41.5k number2011: 43.2k number2012: 40.6k number2013: 40.6k number2016: 55.2k number2017: 50.7k number2019: 45.3k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Bangladesh, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Sri Lanka 60,052 number compare
  2. 28 Malaysia 56,006 number compare
  3. 29 Romania 49,711 number compare
  4. 31 Belarus 43,807 number compare
  5. 32 Kenya 35,736 number compare
  6. 33 Morocco 33,768 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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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.