Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0008 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.002 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.002 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.002 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 units per person, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0008 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0014 units per person, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -44.2% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 143 Georgia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 144 New Zealand 0.0008 units per person compare
- 145 Bermuda 0.0008 units per person compare
- 147 Kuwait 0.0007 units per person compare
- 148 Netherlands 0.0007 units per person compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0007 units per person compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.