Lower middle income vs Singapore: Literacy rate, adult total
Lower middle income
78.3%
in 2024
Singapore
97.7%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
24th
Singapore rank
21st
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Lower middle income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 97.7% against 78.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th 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 | Lower middle income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.1% | 82.9% | 36.8% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 89.1% | 36.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 92.5% | 29.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 96.8% | 24.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 97.4% | 21.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Lower middle income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 97.7% against 78.3% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Lower middle income and Singapore?
- 19.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Singapore rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th 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.