Bangladesh vs ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

Bangladesh
76.1%
in 2022
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
95.5%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
60th
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
57th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
20406080100197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 95.5% against 76.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 19.4%.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 60th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 57th of 87 countries.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Difference Ahead
1980s 26.9% 78.2% 51.3% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1990s 32.0% 83.6% 51.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 42.0% 88.7% 46.7% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 61.1% 93.9% 32.8% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 73.5% 95.1% 21.6% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Bangladesh or ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 95.5% against 76.1% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
19.4%, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 60th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 57th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release