Bangladesh vs GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Bangladesh
76.5%
in 2022
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
94.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
61st

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 94.6% against 76.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st of 89 countries.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1980s 18.0% 67.1% 49.1% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 25.8% 76.3% 50.5% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 40.8% 84.0% 43.1% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 63.4% 91.5% 28.1% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 74.1% 93.8% 19.7% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Bangladesh or GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 94.6% against 76.5% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Bangladesh and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
18.1%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 58th and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 61st of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release