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

Bangladesh
16.51 million number
in 2019
Lower middle income
307.63 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
5th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 307.63 million number against 16.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 291.12 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 18.6 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 17.80 million number 259.10 million number 241.29 million number Lower middle income
1990s 21.92 million number 298.52 million number 276.61 million number Lower middle income
2000s 24.91 million number 323.37 million number 298.47 million number Lower middle income
2010s 19.84 million number 313.64 million number 293.80 million number Lower 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 Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 307.63 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 Lower middle income?
291.12 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Lower middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 5th 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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About this data

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.