Middle income vs United Arab Emirates: Literacy rate, adult male

Middle income
91.2%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
99.0%
in 2024
Middle income rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Middle income
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 99.0% against 91.2% in Middle income, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 39 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 69.7% 58.4% 11.3% Middle income
1980s 74.7% 72.3% 2.4% Middle income
2000s 87.0% 89.5% 2.5% United Arab Emirates
2010s 90.2% 98.2% 8.0% United Arab Emirates
2020s 90.9% 98.8% 7.9% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Middle income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 99.0% against 91.2% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Middle income and United Arab Emirates?
7.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United Arab Emirates?
8 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Middle income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Middle income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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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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.