ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Vietnam: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
97.4%
in 2024
Vietnam
96.1%
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
33rd
Vietnam rank
31st

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 97.4% against 96.1% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vietnam ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd and Vietnam ranks 31st of 203 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 68.5% 83.8% 15.3% Vietnam
1980s 81.5% 87.6% 6.1% Vietnam
1990s 91.0% 90.3% 0.7% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 93.2% 91.8% 1.4% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 96.8% 95.8% 1.1% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 97.2% 96.1% 1.1% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Vietnam?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 97.4% against 96.1% in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Vietnam?
1.3%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Vietnam?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Vietnam rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd and Vietnam ranks 31st of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,592 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release