Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 223,255 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Bangladesh, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 223,255 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018. 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 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 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Bangladesh, year by year
| 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% |
| 1983 | 157,647 number | +13.8% |
| 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% |
| 2015 | 213,499 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 217,798 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 222,138 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 223,255 number | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 223,255 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 10.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 223,255 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 60,523 number, 3.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +41.8% | 152,781 number | 216,644 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 152,495 number | 114,734 number | 172,989 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 161,054 number | 138,487 number | 175,939 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 152,781 number | 152,781 number | 152,781 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 213,095 number | 204,379 number | 217,104 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 214,919 number | 200,743 number | 223,255 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Bangladesh?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Bangladesh was 223,255 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 223,255 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,734 number in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/