Early-demographic dividend vs Macao: Literacy rate, adult male
Early-demographic dividend
87.0%
in 2024
Macao
98.2%
in 2016
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Macao rank
23rd
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 98.2% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Macao ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.8% | 92.8% | 30.0% | Macao |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 95.9% | 17.3% | Macao |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 98.0% | 14.2% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Early-demographic dividend or Macao?
- Macao, at 98.2% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2016.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Early-demographic dividend and Macao?
- 11.2%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Macao?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Macao rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Macao ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
- 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
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.