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

Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.8421 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8421 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.8421 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6113 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81981200020191981: 0.611 LPIA1991: 0.619 LPIA2001: 0.681 LPIA2011: 0.751 LPIA2012: 0.738 LPIA2013: 0.779 LPIA2014: 0.778 LPIA2015: 0.771 LPIA2016: 0.824 LPIA2017: 0.824 LPIA2018: 0.833 LPIA2019: 0.842 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh is 0.8421 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 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8421 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6113 LPIA, in 1981.

That places Bangladesh 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.6113 LPIA
1991 0.6187 LPIA +1.2%
2001 0.681 LPIA +10.1%
2011 0.7509 LPIA +10.3%
2012 0.7382 LPIA -1.7%
2013 0.7794 LPIA +5.6%
2014 0.7783 LPIA -0.1%
2015 0.7713 LPIA -0.9%
2016 0.8237 LPIA +6.8%
2017 0.824 LPIA +0.0%
2018 0.8334 LPIA +1.1%
2019 0.8421 LPIA +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6113 LPIA 0.6113 LPIA 0.6113 LPIA 1
1990s 0.6187 LPIA 0.6187 LPIA 0.6187 LPIA 1
2000s 0.681 LPIA 0.681 LPIA 0.681 LPIA 1
2010s 0.7935 LPIA 0.7382 LPIA 0.8421 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 27 Brazil 0.8518 LPIA compare
  2. 28 Honduras 0.8476 LPIA compare
  3. 29 Guatemala 0.8444 LPIA compare
  4. 31 Morocco 0.8032 LPIA compare
  5. 32 Senegal 0.7739 LPIA compare
  6. 33 Pakistan 0.7734 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Bangladesh was 0.8421 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.8421 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6113 LPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, 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/