Lower middle income vs Oman: Literacy rate, adult total

Lower middle income
78.3%
in 2024
Oman
97.3%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
24th
Oman rank
22nd

Literacy rate, adult total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Oman
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 97.3% against 78.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.0%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 24th and Oman ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Oman Difference Ahead
2000s 66.2% 76.4% 10.1% Oman
2010s 73.2% 92.8% 19.6% Oman
2020s 76.7% 97.1% 20.5% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Lower middle income or Oman?
Oman, at 97.3% against 78.3% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Lower middle income and Oman?
19.0%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Oman?
8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Lower middle income and Oman rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
Lower middle income ranks 24th 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.