Education in Barishal Division, Bangladesh: official figures
77.74% of people aged 7 and over in Barishal division could read and write at the 2022 census, 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 74.80%); 78.68% of males and 76.87% of females.
How many adults in Barishal division can read and write?
Among adults aged 15 and over the literacy rate in Barishal division was 73.42% (Bangladesh: 70.19%), 71.41% in villages and 79.33% in towns and cities.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Barishal division go to school?
95.0% of children aged 6 to 10 in Barishal division were enrolled in school in 2022 and 89.7% of those aged 11 to 15 (Bangladesh: 93.1% and 86.7%); enrolment at 11 to 15 is joint 2nd highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow educated are women in Barishal division?
29.2% of ever-married women aged 15 to 49 in Barishal division had completed secondary school or gone further in 2022, the highest of Bangladesh's 8 divisions (Bangladesh: 24.4%); 8.5% had no schooling.
Source: National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (with ICF) · saved copyMore figures
- At ages 11 to 15, 96.5% of girls and 83.3% of boys in Barishal division were enrolled in school in 2022. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- 61.2% of males and 52.5% of females aged 5 to 29 in Barishal division were students at the 2022 census (Bangladesh: 57.3% and 49.9%). Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
How Barishal Division compares with other divisions
Literacy rate, age 7+ (2022)
Barishal Division ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, age 7+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka Division | 78.24% |
| 2 | Barishal Division | 77.74% |
| 3 | Chattogram Division | 76.70% |
| 4 | Khulna Division | 75.13% |
| 5 | Sylhet Division | 72.06% |
| 6 | Rajshahi Division | 72.01% |
| 7 | Rangpur Division | 70.86% |
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Sources
- National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (with ICF): Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Final Report: Tables 2.4, 3.2, 9.1, 9.7, 9.8, 11.1, 14.3 and 14.6 by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fcb1b5f6f950…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022, Final Report: Tables 4.5 (income and consumption), 6.4 (poverty), 7.6 (school enrolment), 13.2-13.3 (food insecurity) by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4df200a6bfb1…)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: Population and Housing Census 2022, National Report (Volume I), Tables 3.2.17-3.2.40 and 3.3.9-3.3.15: disability, literacy, students, NEET, phones, internet, accounts, migration, water, toilets, electricity, cooking fuel, remittances, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1c315d497629…)
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