Bangladesh vs GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Bangladesh
31.2%
in 2022
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
80.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
62nd
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
60th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 80.2% against 31.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 49.0%.

That makes GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 2.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 62nd and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 60th of 90 countries.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1980s 4.2% 32.2% 28.1% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 7.1% 43.8% 36.6% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 15.5% 47.6% 32.1% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 21.5% 68.6% 47.0% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 27.5% 77.5% 50.0% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Bangladesh or GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 80.2% against 31.2% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Bangladesh and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
49.0%, with GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 60th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,562 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release