12.15 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)

Combined

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

55.3

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.