What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Bangladesh and India?

108.38 million number, with India ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

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 India: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Bangladesh

12.75 million number

in 2019

India

121.13 million number

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

4th

India rank

1st

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

India currently reports 121.13 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 108.38 million number.

That makes India's figure about 9.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 83 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	India	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.99 million number	102.30 million number	91.32 million number	India
1990s	13.66 million number	120.44 million number	106.77 million number	India
2000s	16.05 million number	124.33 million number	108.28 million number	India
2010s	14.78 million number	123.75 million number	108.97 million number	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Bangladesh or India?: India, at 121.13 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Bangladesh and India?: 108.38 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and India 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.