Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Literacy rate, youth female

Bangladesh
94.5%
in 2022
Rwanda
92.4%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
68th
Rwanda rank
71st

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
20406080100197820002022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 94.5% against 92.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 2.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 71st of 105 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 100.0% 76.9% 23.1% Bangladesh
2010s 87.6% 86.9% 0.7% Bangladesh
2020s 95.2% 92.5% 2.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Bangladesh, at 94.5% against 92.4% in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
2.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 71st of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.