Which has higher literacy, Bangladesh or Egypt?

Egypt, at 79.45 against 79 in Bangladesh as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?

5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.

Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh

in 2022

Egypt

79.45

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

59th

Egypt rank

58th

Egypt currently reports 79.45 against 79 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.45.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Egypt ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 59th and Egypt ranks 58th of 89 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Bangladesh	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
2010s	63.92	72.49	8.57	Egypt
2020s	77.68	80.77	3.09	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher literacy, Bangladesh or Egypt?: Egypt, at 79.45 against 79 in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy between Bangladesh and Egypt?: 0.45, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for literacy?: Bangladesh ranks 59th and Egypt ranks 58th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.