Literacy rate in Bangladesh

Total literacy elusive after Tk 4,000cr spent

Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.

Fix our dismal literacy rate

Why is one in four people still illiterate in the country?

Literacy rate in Bangladesh rises to 74%

The literacy rate in Bangladesh rose to 74 per cent in 2022, according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

September 9, 2025
September 9, 2025

Total literacy elusive after Tk 4,000cr spent

Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.

September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023

Fix our dismal literacy rate

Why is one in four people still illiterate in the country?

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

Literacy rate in Bangladesh rises to 74%

The literacy rate in Bangladesh rose to 74 per cent in 2022, according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).