Rwanda vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Rwanda
79.5%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
67th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
64th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Rwanda
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 79.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 88 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.2% | 79.0% | 30.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 88.8% | 18.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 93.6% | 20.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 94.9% | 14.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Rwanda or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 79.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 15.8%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Rwanda ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 88 countries.
- 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