Bangladesh - Adult Literacy Rate

Since 2014, Bangladesh Adult Literacy Rate jumped by 4.1points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 102 comparing other countries in Adult Literacy Rate at 74.68 Percent of Persons Aged 15+. Bangladesh is overtaken by Madagascar, which was ranked number 101 with 74.8 Percent of Persons Aged 15+ and is followed by India with 74.37 Percent of Persons Aged 15+. Uzbekistan topped the ranking with 99.99 Percent of Persons Aged 15+ in 2019, that is stable versus 2018. Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Belarus respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5.9points per year, while South Africa was the worst growing country at -1.4points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 15+
2019 74.68
2018 73.91
2017 72.89
2016 72.76
2015 65.14
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How does Bangladesh rank in Adult Literacy Rate?

# 135 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 15+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
99.99 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Azerbaijan
99.81 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
101 #101
Madagascar
74.80 % 2018 NA NA View data
102 #102
Bangladesh
74.68 % 2019 +1.0 % +4.1 % View data
103 #103
India
74.37 % 2018 NA NA View data
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