Bangladesh Literacy Rate 1981-2024
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 2021 was 76.36%, a 1.45% increase from 2020.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2020 was 74.91%, a 0.22% increase from 2019.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2019 was 74.68%, a 0.77% increase from 2018.
- Bangladesh literacy rate for 2018 was 73.91%, a 1.02% increase from 2017.
| Bangladesh Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
76.36% |
1.45% |
| 2020 |
74.91% |
0.22% |
| 2019 |
74.68% |
0.77% |
| 2018 |
73.91% |
1.02% |
| 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% |
