Early-demographic dividend vs Singapore: Literacy rate, adult total
Early-demographic dividend
82.1%
in 2024
Singapore
97.7%
in 2021
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Singapore rank
21st
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 97.7% against 82.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.4% | 82.9% | 31.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 89.1% | 30.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 92.5% | 24.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 96.8% | 19.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 97.4% | 16.9% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Early-demographic dividend or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 97.7% against 82.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 15.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Singapore rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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.