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Literacy
Rates of Population of 7 Years and Above age
(Unadjusted) In Census, 1991)
| Sl.No. |
Name
of Zila |
Literacy
rate |
| |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| |
BANGLADESH |
32.4 |
38.9 |
25.5 |
| |
| |
RAJSHAHI DIVISION |
27.1 |
34.2 |
19.7 |
| 1 |
Panchagarh |
30.6 |
39.8 |
20.8 |
| 2 |
Thakurgaon |
27.3 |
36.8 |
17.2 |
| 3 |
Dinajpur |
29.8 |
37.8 |
21.3 |
| 4 |
Nilphamari |
25.3 |
33.2 |
17.0 |
| 5 |
Lalmonirhat |
23.8 |
31.4 |
15.7 |
| 6 |
Rangpur |
26.7 |
33.5 |
19.4 |
| 7 |
Kurigram |
22.3 |
29.9 |
14.7 |
| 8 |
Gaibandha |
24.3 |
31.6 |
16.9 |
| 9 |
Jaipurhat |
30.2 |
37.5 |
22.2 |
| 10 |
Bogra |
28.4 |
35.4 |
21.0 |
| 11 |
Naogaon |
28.4 |
35.9 |
20.4 |
| 12 |
Natore |
27.0 |
33.0 |
20.5 |
| 13 |
Nawabgonj |
23.8 |
28.5 |
19.1 |
| 14 |
Rajshahi |
30.6 |
37.6 |
23.2 |
| 15 |
Shirajgonj |
27.0 |
33.4 |
20.2 |
| 16 |
Pabna |
26.8 |
31.8 |
21.5 |
| |
| |
KHULNA DIVISION |
31.1 |
40.0 |
25.8 |
| 17 |
Kushtia |
25.8 |
30.9 |
20.3 |
| 18 |
Meherpur |
23.1 |
27.4 |
18.6 |
| 19 |
Chuadanga |
25.2 |
30.5 |
19.6 |
| 20 |
Jhenaidhah |
25.9 |
32.3 |
18.9 |
| 21 |
Magura |
28.2 |
35.2 |
20.9 |
| 22 |
Narail |
35.7 |
42.2 |
28.9 |
| 23 |
Jessore |
33.4 |
41.0 |
25.1 |
| 24 |
Satkhira |
30.5 |
39.7 |
21.0 |
| 25 |
Khulna |
43.9 |
52.2 |
34.6 |
| 26 |
Bagerhat |
44.3 |
49.5 |
38.9 |
| |
| |
BARISAL DIVISION |
39.6 |
44.5 |
34.5 |
| 27 |
Pirojpur |
48.6 |
52.9 |
44.3 |
| 28 |
Jhalakathi |
51.2 |
55.9 |
46.5 |
| 29 |
Barisal |
43.0 |
47.9 |
37.9 |
| 30 |
Bhola |
23.9 |
28.6 |
19.0 |
| 31 |
Patuakhali |
36.4 |
42.7 |
30.0 |
| 32 |
Barguna |
40.1 |
45.1 |
35.0 |
| |
| |
DHAKA DIVISION |
33.5 |
39.8 |
26.5 |
| 33 |
Netro kona |
26.0 |
31.2 |
20.4 |
| 34 |
Mymensingh |
25.5 |
30.7 |
20.0 |
| 35 |
Sherpur |
19.5 |
24.6 |
14.1 |
| 36 |
Jamalpur |
21.5 |
26.6 |
16.0 |
| 37 |
Tangail |
29.4 |
36.1 |
22.4 |
| 38 |
Kishoregonj |
23.3 |
28.5 |
17.8 |
| 39 |
Manikgonj |
26.9 |
33.7 |
20.1 |
| 40 |
Dhaka |
53.9 |
60.1 |
45.9 |
| 41 |
Gazipur |
36.6 |
43.2 |
29.3 |
| 42 |
Narsinghdi |
29.6 |
35.0 |
23.7 |
| 43 |
Narayangonj |
39.8 |
46.2 |
32.2 |
| 44 |
Munshiganj |
35.8 |
40.3 |
31.1 |
| 45 |
Faridpur |
27.8 |
34.6 |
20.7 |
| 46 |
Rajbari |
26.4 |
32.7 |
19.7 |
| 47 |
Gopalgonj |
38.2 |
44.7 |
31.6 |
| 48 |
Madaripur |
32.6 |
40.0 |
24.9 |
| 49 |
Shariatpur |
24.4 |
30.3 |
18.4 |
| |
| |
SYLHET DIVISION |
27.9(p |
33.7 |
21.8 |
| 50 |
Sunamgonj |
22.3 |
27.5 |
16.7 |
| 51 |
Sylhet |
33.8 |
39.9 |
27.5 |
| 52 |
Maulavi Bazar |
30.8 |
36.8 |
24.6 |
| 53 |
Habiganj |
24.5 |
30.4 |
18.5 |
| |
| |
CHITTAGONG DIVISION |
32.8(p) |
39.7 |
25.3 |
| 54 |
Bramhanbaria |
26.6 |
32.7 |
20.3 |
| 55 |
Comilla |
33.1 |
40.2 |
26.0 |
| 56 |
Chandpur |
37.8 |
42.7 |
33.0 |
| 57 |
Laksmipur |
34.3 |
38.8 |
29.7 |
| 58 |
Noakhali |
37.1 |
42.9 |
31.5 |
| 59 |
Feni |
40.7 |
40.7 |
33.1 |
| 60 |
Chittagong |
43.2 |
50.3 |
35.0 |
| 61 |
Cox's Bazar |
21.9 |
28.2 |
14.9 |
| 62 |
Khagracchari |
26.3 |
34.6 |
16.9 |
| 63 |
Rangamati |
36.5 |
45.8 |
24.7 |
| 64 |
Bandarban |
23.8 |
32.2 |
13.5 |
Source : Population
Census, 1991, BBS
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