Lower middle income vs Turkey: Literacy rate, adult total
Lower middle income
78.3%
in 2024
Turkey
97.3%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
24th
Turkey rank
23rd
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Lower middle income
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 97.3% against 78.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 39 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.7% | 61.6% | 17.9% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 70.8% | 23.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 79.2% | 26.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 88.6% | 22.2% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 95.2% | 22.8% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 97.3% | 20.6% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Lower middle income or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 97.3% against 78.3% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 19.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and Turkey rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 23rd 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.