Bangladesh Literacy Rate 1981-2019
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.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2017 was 72.89%, a 0.13% increase from 2016.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2016 was 72.76%, a 7.62% increase from 2015.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2015 was 65.14%, a 4.04% increase from 2014.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2014 was 61.09%, a 0.08% increase from 2013.
Bangladesh Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
2017 |
72.89% |
0.13% |
2016 |
72.76% |
7.62% |
2015 |
65.14% |
4.04% |
2014 |
61.09% |
0.08% |
2013 |
61.02% |
3.15% |
2012 |
57.86% |
-0.91% |
2011 |
58.77% |
12.11% |
2007 |
46.66% |
-0.82% |
2001 |
47.49% |
12.17% |
1991 |
35.32% |
6.09% |
1981 |
29.23% |
6.09% |