Bangladesh vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female

Bangladesh
31.2%
in 2022
UNICEF: Gulf Area
75.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
62nd
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
63rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • UNICEF: Gulf Area
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How they compare

UNICEF: Gulf Area currently reports 75.8% against 31.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 44.6%.

That makes UNICEF: Gulf Area's figure about 2.4 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 62nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 63rd of 90 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh UNICEF: Gulf Area Difference Ahead
1990s 7.1% 4.3% 2.8% Bangladesh
2000s 15.5% 8.4% 7.1% Bangladesh
2010s 21.5% 46.2% 24.6% UNICEF: Gulf Area
2020s 27.5% 71.9% 44.4% UNICEF: Gulf Area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Bangladesh or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
UNICEF: Gulf Area, at 75.8% against 31.2% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Bangladesh and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
44.6%, with UNICEF: Gulf Area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 63rd 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