Albania vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, adult male

Albania
98.2%
in 2023
Lower middle income
84.2%
in 2024
Albania rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
26th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Albania
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 98.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 88 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 98.2% 75.0% 23.2% Albania
2010s 98.3% 79.6% 18.7% Albania
2020s 98.2% 83.8% 14.4% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Albania or Lower middle income?
Albania, at 98.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Albania and Lower middle income?
14.0%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lower middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Albania and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Albania ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.