Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male was 94.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh stood at 94.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh peaked at 94.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.2% | — |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 82.4% | 94.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male in Bangladesh was 94.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of males age 15 to 24 years in urban areas who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. Divide the number of people aged 15 to 24 years who are literate by the total population in the same age group and multiply the result by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/