Early-demographic dividend vs Philippines: Literacy rate, adult male

Early-demographic dividend
87.0%
in 2024
Philippines
98.4%
in 2020
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Philippines rank
19th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Philippines
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 98.4% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.4%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 19th of 39 groups.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 62.4% 83.9% 21.5% Philippines
1990s 69.8% 93.6% 23.8% Philippines
2000s 79.0% 93.1% 14.0% Philippines
2010s 83.8% 96.7% 12.9% Philippines
2020s 85.7% 98.4% 12.8% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Early-demographic dividend or Philippines?
Philippines, at 98.4% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2020.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Early-demographic dividend and Philippines?
11.4%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Philippines?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Philippines rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Philippines ranks 19th 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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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.