Upper middle income vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult male
Upper middle income
97.5%
in 2024
Palestine
99.4%
in 2024
Upper middle income rank
10th
Palestine rank
8th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Upper middle income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 97.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Upper middle income ranks 10th and Palestine ranks 8th of 39 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 92.2% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 97.0% | 1.6% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 98.3% | 1.7% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 99.0% | 1.7% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Upper middle income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 99.4% against 97.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Upper middle income and Palestine?
- 1.9%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Upper middle income and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th and Palestine ranks 8th of 39 groups.
- 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.