Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh is 1 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh peaked at 1 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.58 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.58 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.63 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +58.7% |
| 2001 | 0.79 LPIA | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9088 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.89 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.58 LPIA | 0.58 LPIA | 0.58 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8996 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9533 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Albania 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Maldives 1.01 LPIA compare
- 1 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Mongolia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
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 literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release