Child Equity Atlas - BIDS

Child Equity Atlas
Table 3.2: Youth literacy rate (15-24 years):
Best and worst districts, Bangladesh 2011
Srl.
Best districts
Worst districts
District % District %
1. Jhalokati 88.4 Bandarban 52.5
2. Pirojpur 85.7 Sunamganj 54.2
3. Jessore 84.3 Netrakona 59.3
4. Joypurhat 84.1 Cox’s Bazar 60.6
5. Barisal, Khulna, Feni 83.6 Sherpur 61.4
Bangladesh: 75.4%
3.4 Progress in Literacy
3.4.1 The difference between adult and youth
literacy measured in the same census is another
indicator of generational progression in literacy.
A significant overall progress in literacy is evident
when the youth literacy rate is compared to the
adult literacy rate (Map 3.7). However; there are
substantial spatial differences in the progress of
literacy across the country. Data at the upazila
level shows that the progress in literacy is quite
substantial (youth literacy is higher than the
adult literacy by 24 percentage points or more),
in 242 upazilas out of a total of 483 upazilas and
the progress is moderate in 199 upazilas (Figure
3.3). Spatially, the western part of the country
demonstrates higher progress than the East
in terms of literacy - see progress in literacy by
upazila in Map 3.7.
Figure 3.3: Progress in literacy (in terms
of youth literacy being higher than adult
literacy) rate by upazila, Bangladesh 2011
% of upazila
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
50.1
High progress:
progress>24
points
41.2
Moderate
progress: progress
18-24 points
8.7
Low progress:
progress