Tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Tertiary education, academic staff was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1970.
Bangladesh ranks 135th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.1% | — |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +44.9% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.0% | 27.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 132 San Marino 30.6% compare
- 133 Palestine, State of 30.4% compare
- 134 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.3% compare
- 136 Mozambique 28.4% compare
- 137 Uganda 28.4% compare
- 138 Nigeria 27.5% compare
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Bangladesh was 29.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Bangladesh ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.