Bangladesh vs Middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Bangladesh
3.14 million number
in 2019
Middle income
85.17 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
Middle income rank
3rd

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 85.17 million number against 3.14 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 82.03 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 27.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 82 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.10 million number 59.40 million number 58.30 million number Middle income
1990s 1.47 million number 71.36 million number 69.89 million number Middle income
2000s 2.53 million number 79.38 million number 76.85 million number Middle income
2010s 3.06 million number 81.43 million number 78.37 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Bangladesh or Middle income?
Middle income, at 85.17 million number against 3.14 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Bangladesh and Middle income?
82.03 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.