Literacy rate, youth total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy rate, youth total was 93.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 93.5% for literacy rate, youth total in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Bangladesh peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 63rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.6% | — |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +123.8% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | -1.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 93.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 93.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.3%, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth total 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 | +123.8% | 44.7% | 100.0% |
| 2007 | +37.7% | 63.6% | 87.6% |
| 2001 | -36.4% | 100.0% | 63.6% |
| 1991 | +25.3% | 35.6% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 63.6% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 77.8% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.5% | 94.8% | 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, youth total in Bangladesh?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Bangladesh was 93.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 total (% of people 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.