GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Myanmar: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
97.1%
in 2024
Myanmar
94.2%
in 2020
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
47th
Myanmar rank
44th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Myanmar
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 97.1% against 94.2% in Myanmar, a difference of 2.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Myanmar ahead.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Myanmar ranks 44th of 203 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 73.7% 76.7% 3.1% Myanmar
2000s 87.5% 89.7% 2.2% Myanmar
2010s 95.8% 90.0% 5.8% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 96.2% 94.2% 1.9% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Myanmar?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 97.1% against 94.2% in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Myanmar?
2.9%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Myanmar?
7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Myanmar rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Myanmar ranks 44th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release