Bangladesh vs Nepal: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location
Bangladesh
1 LPIA
in 2022
Nepal
1.03 LPIA
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Nepal rank
1st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.03 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.66 LPIA | 0.44 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.69 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.6467 LPIA | 0.7367 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.03 LPIA against 1 LPIA in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.03 LPIA, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 1st of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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