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

Bangladesh: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.7909 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7909 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.7909 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5889 LPIA
in 1991
Years of data
12
1981–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81981200020191981: 0.593 LPIA1991: 0.589 LPIA2001: 0.635 LPIA2011: 0.689 LPIA2012: 0.672 LPIA2013: 0.708 LPIA2014: 0.71 LPIA2015: 0.708 LPIA2016: 0.772 LPIA2017: 0.773 LPIA2018: 0.779 LPIA2019: 0.791 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh stood at 0.7909 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7909 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5889 LPIA, in 1991.

Bangladesh ranks 30th of 35 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, male, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.5928 LPIA
1991 0.5889 LPIA -0.7%
2001 0.6346 LPIA +7.8%
2011 0.6894 LPIA +8.6%
2012 0.6717 LPIA -2.6%
2013 0.7079 LPIA +5.4%
2014 0.7096 LPIA +0.2%
2015 0.7085 LPIA -0.2%
2016 0.7719 LPIA +8.9%
2017 0.7728 LPIA +0.1%
2018 0.7786 LPIA +0.7%
2019 0.7909 LPIA +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5928 LPIA 0.5928 LPIA 0.5928 LPIA 1
1990s 0.5889 LPIA 0.5889 LPIA 0.5889 LPIA 1
2000s 0.6346 LPIA 0.6346 LPIA 0.6346 LPIA 1
2010s 0.7335 LPIA 0.6717 LPIA 0.7909 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 27 Honduras 0.8252 LPIA compare
  2. 28 Uganda 0.8162 LPIA compare
  3. 29 Guatemala 0.8048 LPIA compare
  4. 31 Senegal 0.7663 LPIA compare
  5. 32 Morocco 0.7503 LPIA compare
  6. 33 Pakistan 0.7457 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh was 0.7909 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.7909 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5889 LPIA in 1991.
How does Bangladesh rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, 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/