Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh is 1 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.7% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.52 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 3rd 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.61 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.63 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.62 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.55 LPIA | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.59 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.54 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.52 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.59 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.58 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.59 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.58 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.58 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.63 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +58.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5733 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7367 LPIA | 0.58 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release