Singapore vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult male
Singapore
98.9%
in 2021
Upper middle income
97.5%
in 2024
Singapore rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Singapore
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 98.9% against 97.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 88 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.6% | 80.3% | 11.3% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 87.8% | 7.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 93.5% | 3.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.6% | 2.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.2% | 1.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Singapore or Upper middle income?
- Singapore, at 98.9% against 97.5% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 1.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Singapore and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Singapore ranks 13th 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
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.