Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2021
All-time low
0.79
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2022
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh is 1, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh peaked at 1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.79, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.79 | — |
| 2011 | 0.89 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.95, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9533 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 | 0.99 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Maldives 1.01 compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 compare
- 3 Armenia 1 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 compare
- 3 Chile 1 compare
- 3 Colombia 1 compare
- 3 Ecuador 1 compare
- 3 Georgia 1 compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 compare
- 3 Malaysia 1 compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 compare
- 3 Oman 1 compare
- 3 Serbia 1 compare
- 3 Spain 1 compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 compare
- 3 State of Palestine 1 compare
- 3 Tonga 1 compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 compare
- 3 Uruguay 1 compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 1 compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 compare
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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh was 1 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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