Lower middle income vs Vietnam: Literacy rate, adult male
Lower middle income
84.2%
in 2024
Vietnam
97.2%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
26th
Vietnam rank
28th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Lower middle income
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 97.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 28th of 39 groups.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.6% | 90.4% | 32.7% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 93.0% | 29.8% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 93.9% | 20.9% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 94.9% | 19.8% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 97.0% | 15.0% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 97.2% | 13.8% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Lower middle income or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 97.2% against 84.2% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Lower middle income and Vietnam?
- 13.0%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Vietnam?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Vietnam rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 28th 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.