Turkey vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult male
Turkey
99.3%
in 2021
Upper middle income
97.5%
in 2024
Turkey rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Turkey
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 99.3% against 97.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Turkey ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.5% | 77.7% | 0.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 81.9% | 2.6% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 87.8% | 2.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.2% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 96.6% | 1.8% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 97.2% | 2.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Turkey or Upper middle income?
- Turkey, at 99.3% against 97.5% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Turkey and Upper middle income?
- 1.8%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
- How do Turkey and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Turkey ranks 10th 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.