Tonga vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth female
Tonga
99.8%
in 2023
Upper middle income
99.3%
in 2024
Tonga rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Tonga
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 99.8% against 99.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 105 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.8% | 76.5% | 23.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 94.3% | 5.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 97.8% | 1.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 0.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Tonga or Upper middle income?
- Tonga, at 99.8% against 99.3% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Tonga ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.