Bangladesh vs ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Bangladesh
45.5%
in 2022
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
83.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
63rd
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank
61st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
How they compare
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) currently reports 83.4% against 45.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 37.9%.
That makes ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)'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.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 61st of 85 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 14.6% | 7.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 23.4% | 5.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 59.5% | 25.1% | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 80.6% | 39.0% | ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Bangladesh or ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 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 Bangladesh and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- 37.9%, with ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 61st of 85 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release