Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Vietnam: Literacy rate, adult male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83.2%
in 2024
Vietnam
97.2%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Vietnam rank
28th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Vietnam
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 97.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 54.0% 90.4% 36.3% Vietnam
1980s 60.4% 93.0% 32.6% Vietnam
1990s 71.0% 93.9% 22.9% Vietnam
2000s 75.6% 94.9% 19.3% Vietnam
2010s 81.2% 97.0% 15.8% Vietnam
2020s 82.5% 97.2% 14.8% Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 97.2% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
14.0%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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

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.