Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male
Sao Tome and Principe
92.5%
in 2019
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
97.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
48th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 97.5% against 92.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.1% | 81.0% | 7.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 88.2% | 3.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 93.7% | 1.5% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 96.8% | 3.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, Sao Tome and Principe or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 97.5% against 92.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.0%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
- 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release