Late-demographic dividend vs Singapore: Literacy rate, youth male
Late-demographic dividend
99.5%
in 2024
Singapore
99.9%
in 2021
Late-demographic dividend rank
6th
Singapore rank
8th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 99.9% against 99.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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 | Late-demographic dividend | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.5% | 96.4% | 3.0% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 98.9% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 99.4% | 1.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.9% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.8% | 0.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Late-demographic dividend or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 99.9% against 99.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Late-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 0.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Singapore rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.
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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.