Bangladesh vs Middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Bangladesh
30.00 million number
in 2019
Middle income
587.08 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
Middle income rank
4th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle income
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M197519972019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 587.08 million number against 30.00 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 557.07 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 19.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 32.00 million number 764.88 million number 732.87 million number Middle income
1990s 39.73 million number 759.27 million number 719.54 million number Middle income
2000s 46.90 million number 659.28 million number 612.38 million number Middle income
2010s 36.68 million number 603.25 million number 566.57 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Bangladesh or Middle income?
Middle income, at 587.08 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 Middle income?
557.07 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 4th 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.