Bangladesh - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Bangladesh was 95.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.09 in 2019, while its lowest value was 27.15 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.15 |
| 1991 | 37.99 |
| 2001 | 60.26 |
| 2007 | 67.49 |
| 2011 | 79.54 |
| 2012 | 79.37 |
| 2013 | 86.93 |
| 2014 | 86.48 |
| 2015 | 89.54 |
| 2016 | 93.54 |
| 2017 | 94.38 |
| 2018 | 94.91 |
| 2019 | 96.09 |
| 2020 | 95.86 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Bangladesh was 93.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 93.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 44.36 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.36 |
| 1991 | 51.74 |
| 2001 | 67.16 |
| 2007 | 54.27 |
| 2011 | 76.40 |
| 2012 | 76.28 |
| 2013 | 84.09 |
| 2014 | 84.63 |
| 2015 | 86.19 |
| 2016 | 90.91 |
| 2017 | 91.54 |
| 2018 | 91.80 |
| 2019 | 93.70 |
| 2020 | 93.16 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Bangladesh was 94.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 94.86 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.65 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.65 |
| 1991 | 44.68 |
| 2001 | 63.62 |
| 2007 | 61.87 |
| 2011 | 77.98 |
| 2012 | 77.83 |
| 2013 | 85.53 |
| 2014 | 85.55 |
| 2015 | 87.89 |
| 2016 | 92.24 |
| 2017 | 92.95 |
| 2018 | 93.30 |
| 2019 | 94.86 |
| 2020 | 94.46 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Bangladesh was 72.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 72.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.97 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.97 |
| 1991 | 25.84 |
| 2001 | 40.82 |
| 2007 | 43.74 |
| 2011 | 55.12 |
| 2012 | 54.24 |
| 2013 | 57.79 |
| 2014 | 57.86 |
| 2015 | 62.25 |
| 2016 | 69.90 |
| 2017 | 70.09 |
| 2018 | 71.18 |
| 2019 | 71.95 |
| 2020 | 72.00 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Bangladesh was 77.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 77.82 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.73 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.73 |
| 1991 | 44.31 |
| 2001 | 53.90 |
| 2007 | 49.83 |
| 2011 | 62.48 |
| 2012 | 61.54 |
| 2013 | 64.21 |
| 2014 | 64.37 |
| 2015 | 68.06 |
| 2016 | 75.62 |
| 2017 | 75.70 |
| 2018 | 76.67 |
| 2019 | 77.44 |
| 2020 | 77.82 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Bangladesh was 74.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 74.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.23 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.23 |
| 1991 | 35.32 |
| 2001 | 47.49 |
| 2007 | 46.66 |
| 2011 | 58.77 |
| 2012 | 57.86 |
| 2013 | 61.02 |
| 2014 | 61.09 |
| 2015 | 65.14 |
| 2016 | 72.76 |
| 2017 | 72.89 |
| 2018 | 73.91 |
| 2019 | 74.68 |
| 2020 | 74.91 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
