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

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
98.7%
in 2024
Panama
97.1%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
33rd
Panama rank
30th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male over time

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

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 98.7% against 97.1% in Panama, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 30th of 203 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 81.6% 88.1% 6.5% Panama
1990s 90.0% 89.3% 0.6% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 95.4% 92.5% 2.8% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 98.0% 95.6% 2.4% ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 98.6% 96.8% 1.8% 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, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Panama?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 98.7% against 97.1% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Panama?
1.6%, 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 Panama?
9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Panama rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd and Panama ranks 30th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,521 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release