Bangladesh: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 1,667% from 9,280 in 1973 (5.79% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Bangladesh's secondary education, teachers, female rose 9.8% on 2023 (from 149,371 to 163,967).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.7% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.4% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8,527 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Bangladesh had the 12th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bangladesh in the 2024 ranking

• Ukraine — 9th of 83: 226,280
• Spain — 10th of 83: 204,966
• Kazakhstan — 11th of 83: 187,261
• Malaysia — 13th of 83: 152,236
• Korea, Rep. — 14th of 83: 151,467
• Saudi Arabia — 15th of 83: 119,823

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 33 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Bhutan — 3,010 (2023)
• India — 3.61 million (2025)
• Maldives — 1,927 (2022)
• Nepal — 33,511 (2025)
• Sri Lanka — 113,295 (2023)

More education data for Bangladesh

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 23.73% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.77 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 20.79% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 26.95% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 15.07 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Bangladesh's secondary education, teachers, female?

163,967 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 1,667% from 9,280 in 1973 (5.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 163,967 in 2024 and the lowest 6,929 in 1979.

How does Bangladesh rank?

12th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Bangladesh?

In 2024, Bangladesh's secondary education, teachers, female rose 9.8% on 2023 (from 149,371 to 163,967). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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