Teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Teachers in secondary education, male was 318,357 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
318,357 number
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
9th
of 190 countries
All-time high
351,472 number
in 2017
All-time low
84,852 number
in 1973
Years of data
29
1973–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh, 1973–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1973199620191973: 84.9k number1979: 98.3k number1980: 104.4k number1985: 103.1k number1986: 98.1k number1987: 101.3k number1988: 112.7k number1989: 118.0k number1990: 118.4k number1998: 219.7k number1999: 229.5k number2000: 232.4k number2001: 243.3k number2002: 274.4k number2003: 298.7k number2004: 309.9k number2005: 349.8k number2006: 329.2k number2007: 332.0k number2008: 298.4k number2009: 310.0k number2010: 321.7k number2011: 295.7k number2012: 299.4k number2013: 299.5k number2016: 338.6k number2017: 351.5k number2018: 350.8k number2019: 318.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 318,357 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2019.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 351,472 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84,852 number, in 1973.

Bangladesh ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Bangladesh, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 84,852 number
1979 98,253 number +15.8%
1980 104,438 number +6.3%
1985 103,125 number -1.3%
1986 98,126 number -4.8%
1987 101,289 number +3.2%
1988 112,679 number +11.2%
1989 117,972 number +4.7%
1990 118,442 number +0.4%
1998 219,735 number +85.5%
1999 229,521 number +4.5%
2000 232,427 number +1.3%
2001 243,344 number +4.7%
2002 274,424 number +12.8%
2003 298,684 number +8.8%
2004 309,850 number +3.7%
2005 349,768 number +12.9%
2006 329,211 number -5.9%
2007 331,960 number +0.8%
2008 298,366 number -10.1%
2009 310,010 number +3.9%
2010 321,705 number +3.8%
2011 295,724 number -8.1%
2012 299,400 number +1.2%
2013 299,545 number +0.0%
2016 338,603 number +13.0%
2017 351,472 number +3.8%
2018 350,849 number -0.2%
2019 318,357 number -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91,552 number 84,852 number 98,253 number 2
1980s 106,272 number 98,126 number 117,972 number 6
1990s 189,233 number 118,442 number 229,521 number 3
2000s 297,804 number 232,427 number 349,768 number 10
2010s 321,957 number 295,724 number 351,472 number 8

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 Japan 472,930 number compare
  2. 7 Mexico 411,077 number compare
  3. 8 Türkiye 318,806 number compare
  4. 10 Egypt 307,767 number compare
  5. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 283,929 number compare
  6. 12 Pakistan 258,785 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Bangladesh was 318,357 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 351,472 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 84,852 number in 1973.
How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/