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

13.60 million number, with Pakistan ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.

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 Pakistan: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Bangladesh

12.75 million number

in 2019

Pakistan

26.35 million number

in 2017

Bangladesh rank

4th

Pakistan rank

2nd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 26.35 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 13.60 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 83 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.99 million number	11.47 million number	481,700 number	Pakistan
2000s	19.21 million number	20.80 million number	1.60 million number	Pakistan
2010s	16.45 million number	24.42 million number	7.97 million number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 26.35 million number against 12.75 million number in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 13.60 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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.