Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 54 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.65 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
15
1981–2022
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.65 LPIA, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.65 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.69 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8 LPIA | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.88 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.88 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.95 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.94 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.96 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1 LPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 0.65 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.69 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 0.69 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9444 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Maldives 1.04 LPIA compare
- 2 Thailand 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Armenia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Chile 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Colombia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Ecuador 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Georgia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Indonesia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Malaysia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Oman 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Paraguay 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tonga 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Tunisia 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 LPIA compare
- 3 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, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 54 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release