Myanmar vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
Myanmar
94.2%
in 2020
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
97.3%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
44th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Myanmar
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 97.3% against 94.2% in Myanmar, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 44th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.7% | 69.5% | 7.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 90.8% | 1.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 96.5% | 6.5% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 97.0% | 2.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Myanmar or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 97.3% against 94.2% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Myanmar and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.1%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
- How do Myanmar and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 44th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release