Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 43,038 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh is 43,038 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 48,515 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,878 number, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14,878 number | — |
| 1999 | 17,440 number | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 17,992 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22,008 number | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 24,318 number | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 29,027 number | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 36,375 number | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 34,008 number | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 38,075 number | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 38,827 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 34,135 number | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 35,112 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 36,882 number | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 37,980 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 38,032 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 38,036 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42,443 number | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 48,515 number | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 48,121 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43,038 number | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,159 number | 14,878 number | 17,440 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 30,988 number | 17,992 number | 38,827 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,631 number | 36,882 number | 48,515 number | 8 |
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More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,704 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1782 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Bangladesh was 43,038 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 48,515 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,878 number in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.