Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 36.68 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh is 36.68, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh peaked at 45.08 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.26, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 6th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.58 | 42.12 | 43.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.59 | 28.26 | 45.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.43 | 31.05 | 41.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 383,624 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 74.74 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 34.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Bangladesh was 36.68 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 45.08 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.26 in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.