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

Bangladesh
16.51 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
299.02 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 299.02 million number against 16.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 282.51 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 18.1 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 17.80 million number 279.53 million number 261.73 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 21.92 million number 314.46 million number 292.55 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 24.91 million number 326.56 million number 301.66 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 19.84 million number 306.50 million number 286.65 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, female, Bangladesh or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 299.02 million number against 16.51 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Bangladesh and Early-demographic dividend?
282.51 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, female?
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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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