Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 223,255 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
223,255 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 196 countries
All-time high
223,255 number
in 2018
All-time low
114,734 number
in 1971
Years of data
34
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh, 1971–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1971199420181971: 114.7k number1972: 133.3k number1973: 151.8k number1974: 144.4k number1975: 156.3k number1976: 163.7k number1977: 163.5k number1978: 171.7k number1979: 173.0k number1980: 141.7k number1981: 138.5k number1982: 148.1k number1983: 157.6k number1984: 175.0k number1985: 174.7k number1986: 175.0k number1987: 175.9k number1988: 157.8k number1989: 153.1k number1990: 152.8k number2005: 216.6k number2006: 214.5k number2007: 217.1k number2008: 212.9k number2009: 204.4k number2010: 200.7k number2011: 212.1k number2012: 212.4k number2013: 212.8k number2014: 213.1k number2015: 213.5k number2016: 217.8k number2017: 222.1k number2018: 223.3k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 223,255 number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh peaked at 223,255 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 114,734 number, in 1971.

Bangladesh ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 114,734 number —
1972 133,270 number +16.2%
1973 151,806 number +13.9%
1974 144,378 number -4.9%
1975 156,320 number +8.3%
1976 163,690 number +4.7%
1977 163,537 number -0.1%
1978 171,735 number +5.0%
1979 172,989 number +0.7%
1980 141,731 number -18.1%
1981 138,487 number -2.3%
1982 148,067 number +6.9%
1983 157,647 number +6.5%
1984 175,005 number +11.0%
1985 174,708 number -0.2%
1986 175,045 number +0.2%
1987 175,939 number +0.5%
1988 157,824 number -10.3%
1989 153,098 number -3.0%
1990 152,781 number -0.2%
2005 216,644 number +41.8%
2006 214,464 number -1.0%
2007 217,104 number +1.2%
2008 212,884 number -1.9%
2009 204,379 number -4.0%
2010 200,743 number -1.8%
2011 212,083 number +5.6%
2012 212,437 number +0.2%
2013 212,791 number +0.2%
2014 213,145 number +0.2%
2015 213,499 number +0.2%
2016 217,798 number +2.0%
2017 222,138 number +2.0%
2018 223,255 number +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +41.8% 152,781 number 216,644 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 152,495 number 114,734 number 172,989 number 9
1980s 159,755 number 138,487 number 175,939 number 10
1990s 152,781 number 152,781 number 152,781 number 1
2000s 213,095 number 204,379 number 217,104 number 5
2010s 214,210 number 200,743 number 223,255 number 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Nigeria 297,374 number compare
  2. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  4. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare
  5. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Bangladesh was 223,255 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 223,255 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 114,734 number in 1971.
How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.