Turkey vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult male
Turkey
99.3%
in 2021
Palestine
99.4%
in 2024
Turkey rank
10th
Palestine rank
8th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Turkey
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 99.3% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Palestine ahead.
Turkey ranks 10th and Palestine ranks 8th of 88 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.9% | 0.9% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 0.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Turkey or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 99.4% against 99.3% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Turkey and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Palestine?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Turkey and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Turkey ranks 10th and Palestine ranks 8th 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.