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

Bangladesh: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.7757 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7757 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.7757 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4169 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81981200020191981: 0.417 LPIA1991: 0.452 LPIA2001: 0.566 LPIA2011: 0.633 LPIA2012: 0.609 LPIA2013: 0.668 LPIA2014: 0.679 LPIA2015: 0.667 LPIA2016: 0.745 LPIA2017: 0.754 LPIA2018: 0.767 LPIA2019: 0.776 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh is 0.7757 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7757 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4169 LPIA, in 1981.

That places Bangladesh 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.4169 LPIA
1991 0.4524 LPIA +8.5%
2001 0.566 LPIA +25.1%
2011 0.6326 LPIA +11.8%
2012 0.6089 LPIA -3.7%
2013 0.6675 LPIA +9.6%
2014 0.6793 LPIA +1.8%
2015 0.6672 LPIA -1.8%
2016 0.7447 LPIA +11.6%
2017 0.7535 LPIA +1.2%
2018 0.7675 LPIA +1.8%
2019 0.7757 LPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4169 LPIA 0.4169 LPIA 0.4169 LPIA 1
1990s 0.4524 LPIA 0.4524 LPIA 0.4524 LPIA 1
2000s 0.566 LPIA 0.566 LPIA 0.566 LPIA 1
2010s 0.6997 LPIA 0.6089 LPIA 0.7757 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 22 El Salvador 0.8397 LPIA compare
  2. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.804 LPIA compare
  3. 24 Peru 0.8024 LPIA compare
  4. 26 Cambodia 0.7647 LPIA compare
  5. 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7618 LPIA compare
  6. 28 Egypt 0.6583 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Bangladesh was 0.7757 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.7757 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4169 LPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 326 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/