Serbia vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult male

Serbia
99.6%
in 2022
Upper middle income
97.5%
in 2024
Serbia rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
10th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Serbia
  • Upper middle income
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 99.6% against 97.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.1%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 88 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 98.9% 94.3% 4.6% Serbia
2010s 99.5% 96.8% 2.8% Serbia
2020s 99.6% 97.3% 2.3% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Serbia or Upper middle income?
Serbia, at 99.6% against 97.5% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Serbia and Upper middle income?
2.1%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Upper middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Serbia and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Serbia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 88 countries.
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.