El Salvador vs Thailand: Literacy rate, adult male

El Salvador
91.6%
in 2024
Thailand
90.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
49th
Thailand rank
51st

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 91.6% against 90.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Thailand ahead.

El Salvador ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 51st of 88 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
2010s 89.8% 94.2% 4.4% Thailand
2020s 91.5% 90.7% 0.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, El Salvador or Thailand?
El Salvador, at 91.6% against 90.7% in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between El Salvador and Thailand?
0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
El Salvador ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 51st 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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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.