Bangladesh vs GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Bangladesh
45.5%
in 2022
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
79.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
63rd
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
65th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
How they compare
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 currently reports 79.7% against 45.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 65th of 85 countries.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 76.5% | 57.4% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 76.2% | 53.9% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 80.9% | 52.3% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 75.7% | 41.3% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 77.5% | 35.9% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
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 GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, at 79.7% against 45.5% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Bangladesh and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 34.2%, with GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 65th 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