Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.02 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 1.04 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.61 index, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.61 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.73 index | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 index | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8517 index | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.02 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.99 index, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.02 index is above the median for South Asia, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 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 | +37.0% | 0.73 index | 1 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 0.61 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.73 index | 0.73 index | 0.73 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9172 index | 0.8517 index | 1 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 1.02 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 index in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.