Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.02 for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh peaked at 1.04 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9 | — |
| 2011 | 1.04 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.02 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.98, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh was 1.02 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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