Bangladesh vs Turkey: Literacy rate, youth male

Bangladesh
92.4%
in 2022
Turkey
92.6%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
67th
Turkey rank
66th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Turkey
020406080100197519982022

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 92.6% against 92.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 67th and Turkey ranks 66th of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 90.5% 98.6% 8.1% Turkey
2010s 86.2% 99.8% 13.6% Turkey
2020s 93.1% 96.3% 3.2% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Bangladesh or Turkey?
Turkey, at 92.6% against 92.4% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Bangladesh and Turkey?
0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Turkey?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Turkey rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Bangladesh ranks 67th and Turkey ranks 66th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs Turkey: Literacy rate, youth male. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/bangladesh/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/bangladesh/turkiye/">Bangladesh vs Turkey: Literacy rate, youth male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Unit
% of males ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,765 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.