Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.9902 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9902 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9902 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5812 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
12
1981–2019

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, 1981–2019

00.20.40.60.811981200020191981: 0.581 LPIA1991: 0.632 LPIA2001: 0.789 LPIA2011: 0.892 LPIA2012: 0.89 LPIA2013: 0.97 LPIA2014: 0.957 LPIA2015: 0.95 LPIA2016: 0.975 LPIA2017: 0.978 LPIA2018: 0.979 LPIA2019: 0.99 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh is 0.9902 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9902 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5812 LPIA, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 16th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Bangladesh, 1981 to 2019.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.5812 LPIA
1991 0.6325 LPIA +8.8%
2001 0.7889 LPIA +24.7%
2011 0.8917 LPIA +13.0%
2012 0.8905 LPIA -0.1%
2013 0.9698 LPIA +8.9%
2014 0.9569 LPIA -1.3%
2015 0.9504 LPIA -0.7%
2016 0.9746 LPIA +2.5%
2017 0.9783 LPIA +0.4%
2018 0.9794 LPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9902 LPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5812 LPIA 0.5812 LPIA 0.5812 LPIA 1
1990s 0.6325 LPIA 0.6325 LPIA 0.6325 LPIA 1
2000s 0.7889 LPIA 0.7889 LPIA 0.7889 LPIA 1
2010s 0.9535 LPIA 0.8905 LPIA 0.9902 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9911 LPIA compare
  2. 14 Sri Lanka 0.991 LPIA compare
  3. 15 Malaysia 0.9902 LPIA compare
  4. 17 Thailand 0.99 LPIA compare
  5. 18 Paraguay 0.9897 LPIA compare
  6. 19 Brazil 0.9877 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Bangladesh was 0.9902 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.9902 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5812 LPIA in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 341 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/