Bangladesh vs Brazil: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Bangladesh
10.48 million number
in 2019
Brazil
3.50 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
4th
Brazil rank
7th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M198019992019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.48 million number against 3.50 million number in Brazil, a difference of 6.98 million number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 83 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 15.49 million number 4.80 million number 10.69 million number Bangladesh
2010s 12.76 million number 4.02 million number 8.74 million number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Bangladesh, at 10.48 million number against 3.50 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Bangladesh and Brazil?
6.98 million number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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