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
020406080100197419992024

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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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.