Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.8212 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8212 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8212 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4497 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2019

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh, 1981–2019

00.20.40.60.81981200020191981: 0.45 LPIA1991: 0.488 LPIA2001: 0.63 LPIA2011: 0.72 LPIA2012: 0.701 LPIA2013: 0.759 LPIA2014: 0.753 LPIA2015: 0.753 LPIA2016: 0.804 LPIA2017: 0.807 LPIA2018: 0.813 LPIA2019: 0.821 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh is 0.8212 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8212 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4497 LPIA, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.4497 LPIA
1991 0.488 LPIA +8.5%
2001 0.6297 LPIA +29.0%
2011 0.7201 LPIA +14.4%
2012 0.7014 LPIA -2.6%
2013 0.7594 LPIA +8.3%
2014 0.7526 LPIA -0.9%
2015 0.7525 LPIA -0.0%
2016 0.8038 LPIA +6.8%
2017 0.8068 LPIA +0.4%
2018 0.8127 LPIA +0.7%
2019 0.8212 LPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4497 LPIA 0.4497 LPIA 0.4497 LPIA 1
1990s 0.488 LPIA 0.488 LPIA 0.488 LPIA 1
2000s 0.6297 LPIA 0.6297 LPIA 0.6297 LPIA 1
2010s 0.7701 LPIA 0.7014 LPIA 0.8212 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 20 Honduras 0.8701 LPIA compare
  2. 21 El Salvador 0.8693 LPIA compare
  3. 22 South Africa 0.841 LPIA compare
  4. 24 Peru 0.8151 LPIA compare
  5. 25 Cambodia 0.8105 LPIA compare
  6. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7966 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh was 0.8212 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.8212 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4497 LPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/