Bangladesh: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 79.00.
That's up 3.5% from 2021, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2022 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2022
Trend (2011–2022)
Highlights
- Peak
- 79.00
- Trough
- 57.86
- 1-year change
- +3.5%
- 5-year change
- +8.4%
- +1.6% / yr
- 10-year change
- +36.5%
- +3.2% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 79.0000 | |
| 76.3600 | |
| 74.9100 | |
| 74.6800 | |
| 73.9100 | |
| 72.8900 | |
| 72.7600 | |
| 65.1400 | |
| 61.0900 | |
| 61.0200 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2022?
- In 2022, Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 79.00, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 3.5% from 2021 to 2022.
- How does Bangladesh's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2022 was 89.47, so Bangladesh is below the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.