Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.94 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh stood at 0.94 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh peaked at 0.94 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 GPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 51st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.45 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.58 GPIA | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 0.76 GPIA | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.88 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.94 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8597 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.94 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.94 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.0% | 0.58 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA |
| 1991 | +28.9% | 0.45 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.58 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9089 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 49 Jordan 0.95 GPIA compare
- 49 Rwanda 0.95 GPIA compare
- 52 Peru 0.93 GPIA compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9174 GPIA compare
- 54 Cape Verde 0.91 GPIA 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Bangladesh was 0.94 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release