Bangladesh vs IDA total: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Bangladesh
16.51 million number
in 2019
IDA total
209.56 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
IDA total rank
10th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • IDA total
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M198120002019

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 209.56 million number against 16.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 193.05 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 12.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and IDA total ranks 10th of 87 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh IDA total Difference Ahead
1980s 17.80 million number 120.17 million number 102.37 million number IDA total
1990s 21.92 million number 145.05 million number 123.13 million number IDA total
2000s 24.91 million number 181.46 million number 156.56 million number IDA total
2010s 19.84 million number 204.56 million number 184.72 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Bangladesh or IDA total?
IDA total, at 209.56 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 IDA total?
193.05 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA total?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and IDA total rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and IDA total ranks 10th 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.