Bangladesh vs Lower middle income: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male

Bangladesh
2.03 million number
in 2019
Lower middle income
28.07 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
6th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 28.07 million number against 2.03 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 26.05 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 13.9 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 973,020 number 15.06 million number 14.09 million number Lower middle income
1990s 1.20 million number 18.17 million number 16.97 million number Lower middle income
2000s 1.80 million number 22.66 million number 20.86 million number Lower middle income
2010s 2.17 million number 26.32 million number 24.16 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male, Bangladesh or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 28.07 million number against 2.03 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male between Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
26.05 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Lower middle income rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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