ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
97.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
92.3%
in 2019
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
49th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
50th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 97.3% against 92.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th of 203 groups.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.0% | 65.3% | 19.7% | ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 82.6% | 7.1% | ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 0.4% | ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 2.0% | ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 97.3% against 92.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5.0%, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th of 203 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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