Tonga vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, adult total
Tonga
99.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
96.2%
in 2024
Tonga rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Tonga
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 99.5% against 96.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 89 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.6% | 66.8% | 32.8% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 84.3% | 14.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 91.8% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 94.9% | 1.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 96.0% | 3.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Tonga or Upper middle income?
- Tonga, at 99.5% against 96.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 3.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Tonga ranks 7th 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.