Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 92.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 92.4% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 67th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.4% | — |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +93.3% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 67.2% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 76.3% | 93.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 93.8% | 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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bangladesh was 92.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.