Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.53 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.53 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.55 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.65 LPIA | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.74 LPIA | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.72 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.77 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.77 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.81 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.82 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.82 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.83 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.84 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +14.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.825 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.53 LPIA | 0.53 LPIA | 0.53 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.55 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7822 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9033 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA 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 location parity in Bangladesh?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release