Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Montenegro: Literacy rate, adult male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
95.0%
in 2024
Montenegro
99.2%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Montenegro rank
11th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Montenegro
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 99.2% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.2%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Montenegro ranks 11th of 39 groups.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Montenegro Difference Ahead
1980s 82.2% 96.3% 14.1% Montenegro
1990s 85.1% 89.3% 4.2% Montenegro
2000s 90.5% 99.3% 8.8% Montenegro
2010s 93.5% 99.3% 5.8% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 99.2% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Montenegro?
4.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Montenegro?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Montenegro rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Montenegro ranks 11th 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.