Singapore vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth male
Singapore
99.9%
in 2021
Upper middle income
99.3%
in 2024
Singapore rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
8th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Singapore
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 99.9% against 99.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 95 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.4% | 92.3% | 4.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 95.3% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 97.8% | 1.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 0.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 0.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Singapore or Upper middle income?
- Singapore, at 99.9% against 99.3% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Singapore and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Singapore ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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
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.