Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female was 76.54 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Bangladesh, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Bangladesh stood at 76.54 %. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Bangladesh peaked at 76.54 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.93 %, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 29th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.93 % | — |
| 2011 | 47.96 % | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 46.63 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 53.86 % | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 53.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.89 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 62.92 % | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 63.24 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.37 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.45 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.46 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.54 % | +11.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 76.54 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.24 %, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.5% | 35.93 % | 47.96 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.93 % | 35.93 % | 35.93 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.01 % | 46.63 % | 65.45 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.21 % | 65.63 % | 76.54 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Bangladesh?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female in Bangladesh was 76.54 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 76.54 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.93 % in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female?
- Bangladesh ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.