Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 1.72 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.72 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.72 number per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.8814 number per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.881 number per square kilometre1972: 1 number per square kilometre1973: 1.2 number per square kilometre1974: 1.1 number per square kilometre1975: 1.2 number per square kilometre1976: 1.3 number per square kilometre1977: 1.3 number per square kilometre1978: 1.3 number per square kilometre1979: 1.3 number per square kilometre1980: 1.1 number per square kilometre1981: 1.1 number per square kilometre1983: 1.2 number per square kilometre1984: 1.3 number per square kilometre1985: 1.3 number per square kilometre1986: 1.3 number per square kilometre1987: 1.4 number per square kilometre1988: 1.2 number per square kilometre1989: 1.2 number per square kilometre1990: 1.2 number per square kilometre2005: 1.7 number per square kilometre2006: 1.6 number per square kilometre2007: 1.7 number per square kilometre2008: 1.6 number per square kilometre2009: 1.6 number per square kilometre2010: 1.5 number per square kilometre2011: 1.6 number per square kilometre2015: 1.6 number per square kilometre2016: 1.7 number per square kilometre2017: 1.7 number per square kilometre2018: 1.7 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 1.72 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 1.72 number per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8814 number per square kilometre, 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 30 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1971 to 2018.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.8814 number per square kilometre —
1972 1.02 number per square kilometre +16.2%
1973 1.17 number per square kilometre +13.9%
1974 1.11 number per square kilometre -4.9%
1975 1.2 number per square kilometre +8.3%
1976 1.26 number per square kilometre +4.7%
1977 1.26 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1978 1.32 number per square kilometre +5.0%
1979 1.33 number per square kilometre +0.7%
1980 1.09 number per square kilometre -18.1%
1981 1.06 number per square kilometre -2.3%
1983 1.21 number per square kilometre +13.8%
1984 1.34 number per square kilometre +11.0%
1985 1.34 number per square kilometre -0.2%
1986 1.34 number per square kilometre +0.2%
1987 1.35 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 1.21 number per square kilometre -10.3%
1989 1.18 number per square kilometre -3.0%
1990 1.17 number per square kilometre -0.2%
2005 1.66 number per square kilometre +41.8%
2006 1.65 number per square kilometre -1.0%
2007 1.67 number per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 1.64 number per square kilometre -1.9%
2009 1.57 number per square kilometre -4.0%
2010 1.54 number per square kilometre -1.8%
2011 1.63 number per square kilometre +5.6%
2015 1.64 number per square kilometre +0.7%
2016 1.67 number per square kilometre +2.0%
2017 1.71 number per square kilometre +2.0%
2018 1.72 number per square kilometre +0.5%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 1.72 number per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 15.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 1.72 number per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7216 number per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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% 1.17 number per square kilometre 1.66 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.17 number per square kilometre 0.8814 number per square kilometre 1.33 number per square kilometre 9
1980s 1.24 number per square kilometre 1.06 number per square kilometre 1.35 number per square kilometre 9
1990s 1.17 number per square kilometre 1.17 number per square kilometre 1.17 number per square kilometre 1
2000s 1.64 number per square kilometre 1.57 number per square kilometre 1.67 number per square kilometre 5
2010s 1.65 number per square kilometre 1.54 number per square kilometre 1.72 number per square kilometre 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Maldives 4.1 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 6 Gibraltar 3.3 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 7 Bahrain 3.06 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 9 Comoros 1.68 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 10 Haiti 1.09 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 11 Burundi 0.9973 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 1.72 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 number per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8814 number per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.