Low & middle income vs Samoa: Literacy rate, adult male
Low & middle income
89.4%
in 2024
Samoa
98.3%
in 2019
Low & middle income rank
20th
Samoa rank
22nd
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Low & middle income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 98.3% against 89.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 22nd of 39 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 98.4% | 20.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 99.1% | 11.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Low & middle income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 98.3% against 89.4% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Low & middle income and Samoa?
- 8.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Low & middle income and Samoa rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 22nd 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.