Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 28.67 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bangladesh, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 28.67 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bangladesh peaked at 33.24 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.18, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.75 | 30 | 31.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.84 | 19.18 | 31.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.86 | 25.78 | 33.24 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 4 India 33.14 compare
- 5 Afghanistan 32.84 compare
- 6 Pakistan 28.99 compare
- 8 Eritrea 27.64 compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 27.63 compare
- 10 El Salvador 27.21 compare
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, upper secondary in Bangladesh?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Bangladesh was 28.67 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 33.24 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.