Thailand vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Thailand
92.4%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
98.0%
in 2024
Thailand rank
49th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Thailand
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 98.0% against 92.4% in Thailand, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'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.
Thailand ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 77.5% | 14.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.0% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 97.4% | 2.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 97.9% | 5.5% | 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, male, Thailand or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 98.0% against 92.4% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.6%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Thailand and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Thailand ranks 49th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th 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