Which has higher literacy rate of young men vs. women, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Bangladesh, at 92.4% against 92.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Literacy rate of young men vs. women

Bangladesh

92.4%

in 2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic

92.2%

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

67th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

68th

Literacy rate of young men vs. women over time

Bangladesh
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 92.4% against 92.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 95 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	83.6%	85.3%	1.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	88.9%	92.8%	3.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	92.4%	95.0%	2.6%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate of young men vs. women, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Bangladesh, at 92.4% against 92.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate of young men vs. women between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for literacy rate of young men vs. women?: Bangladesh ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate of young men vs. women
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 95 places, 1,078 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.