Low & middle income vs Oman: Literacy rate, adult total

Low & middle income
85.7%
in 2024
Oman
97.3%
in 2022
Low & middle income rank
21st
Oman rank
22nd

Literacy rate, adult total over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Oman
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 97.3% against 85.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 21st and Oman ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Oman Difference Ahead
2000s 79.6% 76.4% 3.3% Low & middle income
2010s 83.4% 92.8% 9.4% Oman
2020s 85.0% 97.1% 12.2% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Low & middle income or Oman?
Oman, at 97.3% against 85.7% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Low & middle income and Oman?
11.6%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Oman?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Low & middle income and Oman rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
Low & middle income ranks 21st and Oman ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of people ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,592 data points, 1973–2024
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.