Bangladesh vs Low & middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Bangladesh
23.23 million number
in 2019
Low & middle income
501.73 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
Low & middle income rank
3rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Low & middle income
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519972019

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 501.73 million number against 23.23 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 478.51 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 21.6 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 19.58 million number 566.12 million number 546.54 million number Low & middle income
1990s 24.72 million number 567.32 million number 542.59 million number Low & middle income
2000s 31.92 million number 510.83 million number 478.91 million number Low & middle income
2010s 27.73 million number 508.45 million number 480.72 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Bangladesh or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 501.73 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 Low & middle income?
478.51 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Low & middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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

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.