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General Database on Education Situation in Bangladesh

Education And Literacy Rate, 1997

				(Percent)
Indicators	National	Rural	Urban	Divisions
				Barisal	Ctg.	Dhaka	Khulna	Rajshahi	Sylhet
Primary school net enrolment ratio (6-10 years)
Combind	82.0	79.2	95.4	88.0	81.6	80.7	84.8	75.1	72.5
Boys	84.7	82.5	96.0	92.8	84.8	81.6	88.4	78.3	75.0
Girls	77.1	73.6	93.0	80.5	75.3	77.4	78.5	69.6	67.8
Literacy rate of population 5+
Both sex	45.1	39.1	57.7	54.9	45.9	47.2	49.9	37.3	36.4
Male	48.2	42.4	60.4	53.3	49.3	50.1	53.7	41.2	39.0
Female	39.6	33.7	52.0	51.8	40.1	41.8	43.5	31.3	31.9
Literacy rate of population 7+
Both sex	47.3	41.0	59.9	56.3	48.8	49.5	51.5	39.3	39.0
Male	50.6	44.5	63.0	56.9	52.7	52.5	55.3	42.4	41.8
Female	41.5	35.3	53.7	52.9	42.4	43.8	44.9	34.1	34.0
Adult literacy rate of population 15+*
Both sex	51.0	-	-	66.2	52.0	48.3	54.9	47.4	39.3

Source: 1. Health and Demographic Survey, 1996, BBS (Indicators have been computed from the results of household survey)
2. * Child Education and Literacy Survey, 1997, Primary and Mass Education Division.

Definitions:

Net Primary School Enrolment Ratio:

The net primary school enrolment ratio is defined as the ratio of enrolled students belongs to age group 6-10 years in the primary school to the total population of that age group multiplied by 100.

Literacy Rate of Population 5+

Literacy rate for population 5 years and above has been defined as ratio of literate persons of age 5 years and above to population of the same ages and expressed in percentages.

Literacy Rate of Population 7+

Literacy rate for population 7 years and above has been defined as ratio of literate persons of age 7 years and above to poulation of the same ages and expressed in percentages.

Adult Literacy Rate of Population 15+

The adult literacy rate is defined as ratio of literate population of age 15 years and above as percentage of total population of the same age groups.