Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9196 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9196 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9196 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.3672 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2019

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, 1981–2019

00.20.40.60.811981200020191981: 0.367 GPIA1991: 0.502 GPIA2001: 0.679 GPIA2007: 0.686 GPIA2011: 0.821 GPIA2012: 0.823 GPIA2013: 0.835 GPIA2014: 0.849 GPIA2015: 0.867 GPIA2016: 0.891 GPIA2017: 0.902 GPIA2018: 0.917 GPIA2019: 0.92 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.9196 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9196 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3672 GPIA, in 1981.

That places Bangladesh 55th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.3672 GPIA
1991 0.5023 GPIA +36.8%
2001 0.6785 GPIA +35.1%
2007 0.6862 GPIA +1.1%
2011 0.821 GPIA +19.7%
2012 0.8225 GPIA +0.2%
2013 0.8354 GPIA +1.6%
2014 0.8492 GPIA +1.7%
2015 0.8672 GPIA +2.1%
2016 0.8908 GPIA +2.7%
2017 0.9021 GPIA +1.3%
2018 0.9175 GPIA +1.7%
2019 0.9196 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3672 GPIA 0.3672 GPIA 0.3672 GPIA 1
1990s 0.5023 GPIA 0.5023 GPIA 0.5023 GPIA 1
2000s 0.6823 GPIA 0.6785 GPIA 0.6862 GPIA 2
2010s 0.8695 GPIA 0.821 GPIA 0.9196 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 52 Sao Tome and Principe 0.931 GPIA compare
  2. 53 Madagascar 0.9243 GPIA compare
  3. 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9198 GPIA compare
  4. 56 Zambia 0.8961 GPIA compare
  5. 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8953 GPIA compare
  6. 58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8711 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Bangladesh was 0.9196 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.9196 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3672 GPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/