Albania vs Lower middle income: Literacy rate, youth total

Albania
99.1%
in 2023
Lower middle income
92.0%
in 2024
Albania rank
27th
Lower middle income rank
25th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

  • Albania
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 99.1% against 92.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 95 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 98.0% 79.7% 18.3% Albania
2010s 99.0% 85.4% 13.6% Albania
2020s 99.1% 91.7% 7.4% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Albania or Lower middle income?
Albania, at 99.1% against 92.0% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Albania and Lower middle income?
7.1%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lower middle income?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Albania and Lower middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
Albania ranks 27th and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people 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 total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit
% of people 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, 2,762 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.