Turkey vs United Arab Emirates: Literacy rate, adult male

Turkey
99.3%
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
99.0%
in 2024
Turkey rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 99.3% against 99.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Turkey ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 88 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 77.5% 58.4% 19.1% Turkey
1980s 87.6% 72.3% 15.4% Turkey
2000s 96.0% 89.5% 6.5% Turkey
2010s 99.1% 98.2% 0.9% Turkey
2020s 99.3% 98.8% 0.5% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Turkey or United Arab Emirates?
Turkey, at 99.3% against 99.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Turkey and United Arab Emirates rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Turkey ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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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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.