Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male was 2.03 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
4th
of 83 countries
All-time high
2.37 million number
in 2014
All-time low
973,020 number
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2019

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Bangladesh, 1981–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1981200020191981: 973.0k number1991: 1.2M number2001: 1.6M number2007: 2.0M number2011: 2.2M number2012: 2.3M number2013: 2.3M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.3M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 2.0M number2018: 2.0M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 2.03 million number for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Bangladesh peaked at 2.37 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 973,020 number, in 1981.

Bangladesh ranks 4th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 973,020 number 973,020 number 973,020 number 1
1990s 1.20 million number 1.20 million number 1.20 million number 1
2000s 1.80 million number 1.63 million number 1.97 million number 2
2010s 2.17 million number 1.95 million number 2.37 million number 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 India 15.41 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 5.26 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 2.84 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 1.66 million number compare
  5. 6 Nigeria 1.53 million number compare
  6. 7 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.27 million number compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Bangladesh?
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male in Bangladesh was 2.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 973,020 number in 1981.
How does Bangladesh rank for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male?
Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
Is elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.