Literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy rate, youth female was 94.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh is 94.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 68th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.1% | — |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +163.2% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | -39.7% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +44.7% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -1.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 94.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 94.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.9%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +163.2% | 38.0% | 100.0% |
| 2006 | +44.7% | 60.3% | 87.2% |
| 2001 | -39.7% | 100.0% | 60.3% |
| 1991 | +39.9% | 27.1% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 60.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 79.4% | 96.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.5% | 95.9% | 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, youth female in Bangladesh?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Bangladesh was 94.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.