Bangladesh vs India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Bangladesh
31.2%
in 2022
India
31.4%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
62nd
India rank
60th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 31.4% against 31.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1981 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and India ranks 60th of 90 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 7.8% | 3.6% | India |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 12.5% | 5.3% | India |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 19.6% | 4.1% | India |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 26.0% | 4.9% | India |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 29.6% | 2.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 31.4% against 31.2% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd and India 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release