12.15 Education And Literacy Rate, 1997
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(Percent) | ||||||
| Indicators | National | Rural | Urban |
Divisions |
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Barisal |
Ctg. |
Dhaka |
Khulna |
Rajshahi |
Sylhet |
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Primary school net enrolment ratio (6-10 years) |
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Combined |
82.0 |
79.2 |
95.4 |
88.0 |
81.6 |
80.7 |
84.8 |
75.1 |
72.5 |
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Boys |
84.7 |
82.5 |
96.0 |
92.8 |
84.8 |
81.6 |
88.4 |
78.3 |
75.0 |
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Girls |
77.1 |
73.6 |
93.0 |
80.5 |
75.3 |
77.4 |
78.5 |
69.6 |
67.8 |
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Literacy rate of population 5+ |
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Both sex |
45.1 |
39.1 |
57.7 |
54.9 |
45.9 |
47.2 |
49.9 |
37.3 |
36.4 |
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Male |
48.2 |
42.4 |
60.4 |
55.3 |
49.3 |
50.1 |
53.7 |
41.2 |
39.0 |
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Female |
39.6 |
33.7 |
52.0 |
51.8 |
40.1 |
41.8 |
43.5 |
31.3 |
31.9 |
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Literacy rate of population 7+ |
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Both sex |
47.3 |
41.0 |
59.9 |
56.3 |
48.8 |
49.5 |
51.5 |
39.3 |
39.0 |
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Male |
50.6 |
44.5 |
63.0 |
56.9 |
52.7 |
52.5 |
55.3 |
42.4 |
41.8 |
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Female |
41.5 |
35.3 |
53.7 |
52.9 |
42.4 |
43.8 |
44.9 |
34.1 |
34.0 |
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Adult literacy rate of population 15+* |
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Both sex |
51.0 |
- |
- |
66.2 |
52.0 |
48.3 |
54.9 |
47.4 |
39.3 |
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| 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. | ||||||||||
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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. |
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