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

303.91 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, female (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, female

Bangladesh

12.75 million number

in 2019

IDA & IBRD total

316.66 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

4th

IDA & IBRD total rank

1st

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Bangladesh
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 316.66 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 303.91 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 24.8 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 1st 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	10.99 million number	356.65 million number	345.66 million number	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	13.66 million number	361.03 million number	347.37 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	17.63 million number	328.68 million number	311.05 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	15.22 million number	322.38 million number	307.16 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, female, Bangladesh or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 316.66 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Bangladesh and IDA & IBRD total?: 303.91 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, female?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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