Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 79 in 2022. β² Rising
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh, 1981β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh is 79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.23, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 59th out of 89 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.23 | 29.23 | 29.23 | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.32 | 35.32 | 35.32 | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.49 | 47.49 | 47.49 | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.46 | 57.86 | 74.68 | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.76 | 74.91 | 79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 79 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.23 in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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