Bangladesh vs Tanzania: Literacy rates among adults
Bangladesh
79.0%
in 2022
Tanzania
78.2%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
59th
Tanzania rank
61st
Literacy rates among adults over time
- Bangladesh
- Tanzania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 79.0% against 78.2% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Tanzania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 61st of 89 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.4% | 78.6% | 17.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 80.2% | 3.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rates among adults, Bangladesh or Tanzania?
- Bangladesh, at 79.0% against 78.2% in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rates among adults between Bangladesh and Tanzania?
- 0.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Tanzania rank globally for literacy rates among adults?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 61st of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.