Bangladesh vs Early-demographic dividend: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Bangladesh
30.00 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
473.77 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Early-demographic dividend
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519972019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 473.77 million number against 30.00 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 443.77 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 15.8 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 87 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 32.00 million number 463.89 million number 431.89 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 39.73 million number 515.42 million number 475.68 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 46.90 million number 515.35 million number 468.45 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 36.68 million number 485.45 million number 448.76 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Bangladesh or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 473.77 million number against 30.00 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
443.77 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.