Bangladesh vs UNESCO: Sids: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Bangladesh
31.2%
in 2022
UNESCO: Sids
75.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
62nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
64th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Bangladesh
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 75.2% against 31.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 44.0%.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 2.4 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, UNESCO: Sids has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 64th of 90 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 60.5% | 53.4% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 66.3% | 50.8% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 73.4% | 51.9% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 74.6% | 47.2% | UNESCO: Sids |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Bangladesh or UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 75.2% against 31.2% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Bangladesh and UNESCO: Sids?
- 44.0%, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and UNESCO: Sids?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 64th 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
February 2026 Data Release