Bangladesh vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Bangladesh
79.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
92.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
68th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
69th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) currently reports 92.2% against 79.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 68th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 69th of 88 countries.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Difference Ahead
1990s 42.1% 75.9% 33.8% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2000s 49.8% 83.8% 34.0% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2010s 65.3% 91.3% 26.1% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2020s 76.8% 92.2% 15.4% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)

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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), at 92.2% against 79.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Bangladesh and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
12.8%, with ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Bangladesh ranks 68th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 69th 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release