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Bangladesh: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

25.25Mcount · 2022-41.8% since 2012

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Bangladesh from 2001 to 2022.

20012022

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
202225,248,980
202127,995,640
202029,466,392
201929,354,080
201829,867,260
201730,635,822
201630,243,476
201537,963,728
201441,597,644
201340,950,936
201243,407,472
201141,725,892
200144,863,856

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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