Lower middle income vs Macao: Literacy rate, adult male
Lower middle income
84.2%
in 2024
Macao
98.2%
in 2016
Lower middle income rank
26th
Macao rank
23rd
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Lower middle income
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 98.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Macao ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.5% | 92.8% | 34.3% | Macao |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 95.9% | 21.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 98.0% | 18.2% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Lower middle income or Macao?
- Macao, at 98.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Lower middle income and Macao?
- 14.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Macao?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
- How do Lower middle income and Macao rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and Macao ranks 23rd 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.