Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, East Asia & Pacific or Palestine?

Palestine, at 99.4% against 97.9% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palestine?

20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult male

East Asia & Pacific

97.9%

in 2024

Palestine

99.4%

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Palestine rank

8th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 97.9% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Palestine ranks 8th of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.7%	92.2%	1.4%	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	96.0%	97.0%	1.0%	Palestine
2010s	97.0%	98.3%	1.2%	Palestine
2020s	97.7%	99.0%	1.3%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, East Asia & Pacific or Palestine?: Palestine, at 99.4% against 97.9% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between East Asia & Pacific and Palestine?: 1.5%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palestine?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Palestine ranks 8th 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: 17 September 2026

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.