Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Bangladesh
1.02 GPI
in 2022
Upper middle income
1 GPI
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
4th

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.02 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 96 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.61 GPI 0.89 GPI 0.28 GPI Upper middle income
1990s 0.73 GPI 0.96 GPI 0.23 GPI Upper middle income
2000s 0.9172 GPI 0.9933 GPI 0.0761 GPI Upper middle 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 Upper middle income?
Bangladesh, at 1.02 GPI against 1 GPI in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
0.02 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Upper middle 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.