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
020406080100197519992024

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

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.