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
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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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.