Middle income vs Oman: Literacy rate, adult male
Middle income
91.2%
in 2024
Oman
98.6%
in 2022
Middle income rank
15th
Oman rank
17th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Middle income
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 98.6% against 91.2% in Middle income, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 15th and Oman ranks 17th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 73.3% | 13.7% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 95.2% | 5.7% | Oman |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 98.5% | 7.8% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Middle income or Oman?
- Oman, at 98.6% against 91.2% in Middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Middle income and Oman?
- 7.4%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Oman?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Middle income and Oman rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Middle income ranks 15th and Oman ranks 17th 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.