Bangladesh vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Bangladesh
79.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
92.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
68th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
70th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Bangladesh
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
How they compare
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 92.0% against 79.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 70th of 88 countries.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.6% | 69.1% | 30.6% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 77.8% | 35.7% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 86.4% | 36.6% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 90.2% | 24.9% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 91.2% | 14.5% | ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Bangladesh or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 92.0% against 79.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 12.6%, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 70th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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