Belarus vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, youth total
Belarus
99.9%
in 2019
Upper middle income
99.3%
in 2024
Belarus rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Belarus
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 99.9% against 99.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 95 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.8% | 93.2% | 6.6% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 97.3% | 2.5% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 98.7% | 1.1% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 0.9% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Belarus or Upper middle income?
- Belarus, at 99.9% against 99.3% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Belarus and Upper middle income?
- 0.6%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Upper middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
- Belarus ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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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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.