Bangladesh vs ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Bangladesh
72.6%
in 2022
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
95.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
59th
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank
56th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Bangladesh
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
How they compare
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) currently reports 95.6% against 72.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)'s figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 75.3% | 61.2% | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 82.0% | 60.8% | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 87.9% | 54.1% | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 93.8% | 36.7% | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 95.1% | 24.8% | ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Bangladesh or ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), at 95.6% against 72.6% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Bangladesh and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- 23.0%, with ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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