Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 55 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, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.45 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.49 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.63 LPIA | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.72 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.76 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.75 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.75 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.81 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.81 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.82 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.82 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.86 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +16.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.75 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.45 LPIA | 0.45 LPIA | 0.45 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7689 LPIA | 0.7 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8933 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release