What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Bangladesh and Brazil?

16.92 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?

9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Brazil: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Bangladesh

23.23 million number

in 2019

Brazil

6.31 million number

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

4th

Brazil rank

7th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Brazil

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 23.23 million number against 6.31 million number in Brazil, a difference of 16.92 million number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 83 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.70 million number	9.05 million number	25.64 million number	Bangladesh
2010s	28.29 million number	7.32 million number	20.97 million number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Bangladesh or Brazil?: Bangladesh, at 23.23 million number against 6.31 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Bangladesh and Brazil?: 16.92 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.