Cape Verde vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Literacy rate, youth male

Cape Verde
98.5%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
80.1%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
41st
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
38th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
020406080100198620052024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 98.5% against 80.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 95 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1990s 90.0% 66.3% 23.6% Cape Verde
2000s 96.2% 71.2% 24.9% Cape Verde
2010s 97.7% 76.2% 21.6% Cape Verde
2020s 98.5% 80.1% 18.3% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Cape Verde or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Cape Verde, at 98.5% against 80.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
18.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Cape Verde ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males 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

Indicator
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Unit
% of males ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,765 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.