Bangladesh vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index
Bangladesh
1.02 GPI
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1 GPI
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
4th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time
- Bangladesh
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.02 GPI.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.73 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 0.24 GPI | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.9172 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 0.0661 GPI | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1 GPI | 0.0311 GPI | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 0.0233 GPI | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, Bangladesh or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 0.02 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.