Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.91 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.91 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.37 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 55th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.37 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.5 GPIA | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.68 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.82 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.89 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.37 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.68 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 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, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 0.91 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release