Youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Youth/adult literacy rate was 93.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh stood at 93.5%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh peaked at 94.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.6% | — |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +22.6% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 1 |
| 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 youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Bangladesh was 93.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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