Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 170,636 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
170,636 number
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
7th
of 131 countries
All-time high
209,035 number
in 2018
All-time low
105,614 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 105.6k number1999: 111.9k number2000: 114.6k number2001: 121.3k number2002: 137.0k number2003: 143.5k number2004: 155.7k number2005: 168.1k number2006: 152.5k number2007: 154.6k number2008: 140.4k number2009: 144.3k number2010: 157.8k number2011: 140.4k number2012: 136.0k number2013: 136.0k number2016: 189.2k number2017: 172.8k number2018: 209.0k number2019: 170.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh is 170,636 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh peaked at 209,035 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 105,614 number, in 1998.

Bangladesh ranks 7th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 108,736 number 105,614 number 111,858 number 2
2000s 143,202 number 114,618 number 168,106 number 10
2010s 163,971 number 135,980 number 209,035 number 8

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 4 Indonesia 329,969 number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 257,760 number compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 173,993 number compare
  4. 8 Egypt 159,747 number compare
  5. 9 Mexico 146,837 number compare
  6. 10 Pakistan 130,499 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Bangladesh was 170,636 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 209,035 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 105,614 number in 1998.
How does Bangladesh rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/