Lower middle income vs Malaysia: Literacy rate, youth male
Lower middle income
93.4%
in 2024
Malaysia
99.3%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
24th
Malaysia rank
25th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Lower middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 99.3% against 93.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 40 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.5% | 89.5% | 21.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 95.9% | 21.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 97.2% | 14.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 97.2% | 7.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 99.3% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Lower middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 99.3% against 93.4% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 5.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malaysia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Malaysia rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 25th 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.