Indonesia vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, adult male
Indonesia
97.5%
in 2020
Lower middle income
84.2%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
27th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Indonesia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 97.5% against 84.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 88 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.5% | 58.1% | 19.4% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 63.8% | 24.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 76.1% | 18.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 80.0% | 16.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 82.5% | 15.0% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Indonesia or Lower middle income?
- Indonesia, at 97.5% against 84.2% in Lower middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Indonesia and Lower middle income?
- 13.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lower middle income?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Indonesia ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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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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.