Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh is 77.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 77.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.4% | — |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 77.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 77.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 88.2%, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.0% | 63.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 48.1% | 65.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 64.1% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bangladesh was 77.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.