Middle income vs Samoa: Literacy rate, adult total
Middle income
87.8%
in 2024
Samoa
98.0%
in 2019
Middle income rank
17th
Samoa rank
15th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Middle income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 98.0% against 87.8% in Middle income, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 15th of 39 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.8% | 97.9% | 27.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 99.0% | 13.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Middle income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 98.0% against 87.8% in Middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Middle income and Samoa?
- 10.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Middle income and Samoa rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Middle income ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 15th 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.