Bangladesh vs Low & middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Bangladesh
16.51 million number
in 2019
Low & middle income
464.58 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
Low & middle income rank
3rd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Low & middle income
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519972019

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 464.58 million number against 16.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 448.07 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 28.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 17.80 million number 529.72 million number 511.92 million number Low & middle income
1990s 21.92 million number 538.18 million number 516.27 million number Low & middle income
2000s 24.91 million number 497.57 million number 472.66 million number Low & middle income
2010s 19.84 million number 471.07 million number 451.23 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Bangladesh or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 464.58 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 Low & middle income?
448.07 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Low & middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.