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

Bangladesh: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.7827 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7827 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.7827 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5021 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81981200020191981: 0.502 LPIA1991: 0.519 LPIA2001: 0.594 LPIA2011: 0.661 LPIA2012: 0.641 LPIA2013: 0.687 LPIA2014: 0.693 LPIA2015: 0.688 LPIA2016: 0.757 LPIA2017: 0.762 LPIA2018: 0.772 LPIA2019: 0.783 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bangladesh is 0.7827 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7827 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5021 LPIA, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.5021 LPIA
1991 0.5186 LPIA +3.3%
2001 0.5942 LPIA +14.6%
2011 0.6613 LPIA +11.3%
2012 0.6408 LPIA -3.1%
2013 0.6869 LPIA +7.2%
2014 0.6933 LPIA +0.9%
2015 0.6878 LPIA -0.8%
2016 0.7573 LPIA +10.1%
2017 0.7624 LPIA +0.7%
2018 0.7724 LPIA +1.3%
2019 0.7827 LPIA +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5021 LPIA 0.5021 LPIA 0.5021 LPIA 1
1990s 0.5186 LPIA 0.5186 LPIA 0.5186 LPIA 1
2000s 0.5942 LPIA 0.5942 LPIA 0.5942 LPIA 1
2010s 0.7161 LPIA 0.6408 LPIA 0.7827 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 25 Honduras 0.8371 LPIA compare
  2. 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.824 LPIA compare
  3. 27 Cambodia 0.8079 LPIA compare
  4. 29 Egypt 0.7506 LPIA compare
  5. 30 Guatemala 0.7294 LPIA compare
  6. 31 Uganda 0.7066 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bangladesh?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Bangladesh was 0.7827 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.7827 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5021 LPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/