El Salvador vs Thailand: Literacy rate, youth male

El Salvador
97.9%
in 2024
Thailand
97.9%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
48th
Thailand rank
47th

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 97.9% against 97.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.

El Salvador ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 47th of 95 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 93.6% 98.2% 4.6% Thailand
2010s 97.3% 97.7% 0.4% Thailand
2020s 98.0% 97.9% 0.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, El Salvador or Thailand?
Thailand, at 97.9% against 97.9% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between El Salvador and Thailand?
0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
El Salvador ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 47th 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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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.