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

Bangladesh
13.49 million number
in 2019
Middle income
214.21 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
4th
Middle income rank
4th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 214.21 million number against 13.49 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 200.72 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 15.9 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 4th 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 14.20 million number 281.02 million number 266.82 million number Middle income
1990s 17.82 million number 276.53 million number 258.71 million number Middle income
2000s 21.99 million number 234.53 million number 212.54 million number Middle income
2010s 16.84 million number 219.04 million number 202.19 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Bangladesh or Middle income?
Middle income, at 214.21 million number against 13.49 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Bangladesh and Middle income?
200.72 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, male?
Bangladesh ranks 4th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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