ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Thailand: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
97.3%
in 2024
Thailand
92.4%
in 2022
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
49th
Thailand rank
49th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
  • Thailand
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 97.3% against 92.4% in Thailand, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 49th of 203 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 84.5% 91.8% 7.3% Thailand
2000s 93.7% 95.9% 2.2% Thailand
2010s 96.1% 95.1% 1.0% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 97.2% 92.4% 4.7% 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 Thailand?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 97.3% against 92.4% in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand?
4.9%, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Thailand rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 49th 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

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

February 2026 Data Release