ALECSO: Gulf Countries vs Bangladesh: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes

ALECSO: Gulf Countries
83.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh
45.5%
in 2022
ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank
61st
Bangladesh rank
63rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Gulf Countries
  • Bangladesh
20406080198120022024

How they compare

ALECSO: Gulf Countries currently reports 83.4% against 45.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 37.9%.

That makes ALECSO: Gulf Countries's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.

ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 61st and Bangladesh ranks 63rd of 201 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ALECSO: Gulf Countries averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Gulf Countries Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1990s 14.6% 22.3% 7.6% Bangladesh
2000s 23.4% 28.6% 5.2% Bangladesh
2010s 59.5% 34.4% 25.1% ALECSO: Gulf Countries
2020s 80.6% 41.6% 39.0% ALECSO: Gulf Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, ALECSO: Gulf Countries or Bangladesh?
ALECSO: Gulf Countries, at 83.4% against 45.5% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Bangladesh?
37.9%, with ALECSO: Gulf Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Bangladesh?
14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Bangladesh rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 61st and Bangladesh ranks 63rd of 201 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
286 places, 9,550 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release