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
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
February 2026 Data Release