What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?

479.05 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.

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 IDA & IBRD total: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Bangladesh

23.23 million number

in 2019

IDA & IBRD total

502.27 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

4th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

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

Bangladesh
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 502.27 million number against 23.23 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 479.05 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 21.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 83 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.58 million number	567.25 million number	547.67 million number	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	24.72 million number	568.24 million number	543.52 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	31.92 million number	511.41 million number	479.49 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	27.73 million number	509.00 million number	481.27 million number	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Bangladesh or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 502.27 million number against 23.23 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?: 479.05 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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: 04 September 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.