Montenegro vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult total
Montenegro
98.5%
in 2018
Upper middle income
96.2%
in 2024
Montenegro rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Montenegro
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 98.5% against 96.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.
Montenegro ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 89 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.6% | 71.0% | 18.6% | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 81.6% | 11.8% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 90.9% | 6.8% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 94.7% | 3.8% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Montenegro or Upper middle income?
- Montenegro, at 98.5% against 96.2% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Montenegro and Upper middle income?
- 2.3%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Upper middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Montenegro and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Montenegro ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 89 countries.
- 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.