Lower middle income vs Palestine: Literacy rate, youth total
Lower middle income
92.0%
in 2024
Palestine
99.4%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
25th
Palestine rank
22nd
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Lower middle income
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 92.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 22nd of 40 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 97.0% | 25.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 99.1% | 18.8% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 99.3% | 12.8% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 99.3% | 8.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Lower middle income or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 99.4% against 92.0% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Lower middle income and Palestine?
- 7.4%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th and Palestine ranks 22nd of 40 groups.
- 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.