East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Literacy rate, youth male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
99.1%
in 2024
Singapore
99.9%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Singapore rank
8th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Singapore
020406080100197620002024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 99.9% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 8th of 40 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 93.6% 96.4% 2.8% Singapore
1990s 96.5% 98.9% 2.3% Singapore
2000s 98.2% 99.4% 1.2% Singapore
2010s 98.9% 99.9% 1.0% Singapore
2020s 99.1% 99.8% 0.7% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 99.9% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
0.8%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 8th of 40 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Literacy rate, youth male. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/east-asia-and-pacific-ida-and-ibrd-countries/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-male-percent-of-males-ages-15-24/east-asia-and-pacific-ida-and-ibrd-countries/singapore/">East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Literacy rate, youth male</a> — Statizoid

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.