Middle income - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Middle income was 92.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 92.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 64.92 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 64.92 |
| 1976 | 65.05 |
| 1977 | 65.46 |
| 1978 | 66.59 |
| 1979 | 67.71 |
| 1980 | 68.81 |
| 1981 | 69.82 |
| 1982 | 71.00 |
| 1983 | 71.77 |
| 1984 | 72.78 |
| 1985 | 73.66 |
| 1986 | 74.47 |
| 1987 | 75.56 |
| 1988 | 76.08 |
| 1989 | 76.72 |
| 1990 | 77.41 |
| 1991 | 77.93 |
| 1992 | 78.56 |
| 1993 | 78.96 |
| 1994 | 79.56 |
| 1995 | 80.15 |
| 1996 | 80.73 |
| 1997 | 82.27 |
| 1998 | 82.95 |
| 1999 | 83.57 |
| 2000 | 83.66 |
| 2001 | 84.24 |
| 2002 | 85.00 |
| 2003 | 85.65 |
| 2004 | 86.33 |
| 2005 | 86.37 |
| 2006 | 87.44 |
| 2007 | 87.30 |
| 2008 | 88.29 |
| 2009 | 88.46 |
| 2010 | 88.75 |
| 2011 | 88.99 |
| 2012 | 89.77 |
| 2013 | 90.28 |
| 2014 | 90.87 |
| 2015 | 91.06 |
| 2016 | 91.73 |
| 2017 | 91.99 |
| 2018 | 92.00 |
| 2019 | 92.32 |
| 2020 | 92.60 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Middle income was 94.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 94.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.42 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.42 |
| 1976 | 82.43 |
| 1977 | 82.53 |
| 1978 | 82.83 |
| 1979 | 83.10 |
| 1980 | 83.29 |
| 1981 | 83.47 |
| 1982 | 83.71 |
| 1983 | 83.92 |
| 1984 | 84.16 |
| 1985 | 84.36 |
| 1986 | 84.55 |
| 1987 | 85.07 |
| 1988 | 86.14 |
| 1989 | 86.41 |
| 1990 | 86.66 |
| 1991 | 86.93 |
| 1992 | 87.35 |
| 1993 | 87.73 |
| 1994 | 87.96 |
| 1995 | 88.15 |
| 1996 | 88.35 |
| 1997 | 88.98 |
| 1998 | 90.20 |
| 1999 | 90.42 |
| 2000 | 90.49 |
| 2001 | 90.66 |
| 2002 | 90.89 |
| 2003 | 91.48 |
| 2004 | 91.70 |
| 2005 | 92.21 |
| 2006 | 92.57 |
| 2007 | 91.91 |
| 2008 | 92.96 |
| 2009 | 92.91 |
| 2010 | 92.79 |
| 2011 | 92.74 |
| 2012 | 93.30 |
| 2013 | 93.51 |
| 2014 | 93.80 |
| 2015 | 93.72 |
| 2016 | 94.14 |
| 2017 | 94.26 |
| 2018 | 94.10 |
| 2019 | 94.27 |
| 2020 | 94.41 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Middle income was 93.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 93.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.88 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 73.88 |
| 1976 | 73.93 |
| 1977 | 74.19 |
| 1978 | 74.89 |
| 1979 | 75.58 |
| 1980 | 76.21 |
| 1981 | 76.78 |
| 1982 | 77.47 |
| 1983 | 77.97 |
| 1984 | 78.59 |
| 1985 | 79.12 |
| 1986 | 79.61 |
| 1987 | 80.42 |
| 1988 | 81.21 |
| 1989 | 81.67 |
| 1990 | 82.13 |
| 1991 | 82.49 |
| 1992 | 83.05 |
| 1993 | 83.44 |
| 1994 | 83.85 |
| 1995 | 84.24 |
| 1996 | 84.63 |
| 1997 | 85.70 |
| 1998 | 86.65 |
| 1999 | 87.07 |
| 2000 | 87.15 |
| 2001 | 87.53 |
| 2002 | 88.00 |
| 2003 | 88.62 |
| 2004 | 89.08 |
| 2005 | 89.36 |
| 2006 | 89.92 |
| 2007 | 89.70 |
| 2008 | 90.69 |
| 2009 | 90.75 |
| 2010 | 90.83 |
| 2011 | 90.91 |
| 2012 | 91.59 |
| 2013 | 91.96 |
| 2014 | 92.38 |
| 2015 | 92.43 |
| 2016 | 92.98 |
| 2017 | 93.16 |
| 2018 | 93.08 |
| 2019 | 93.33 |
| 2020 | 93.54 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Middle income was 83.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 83.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.43 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 49.43 |
| 1976 | 49.57 |
| 1977 | 49.88 |
| 1978 | 50.72 |
| 1979 | 51.53 |
| 1980 | 52.10 |
| 1981 | 53.10 |
| 1982 | 53.95 |
| 1983 | 54.93 |
| 1984 | 55.90 |
| 1985 | 56.76 |
| 1986 | 57.55 |
| 1987 | 58.50 |
| 1988 | 61.16 |
| 1989 | 61.91 |
| 1990 | 62.38 |
| 1991 | 63.36 |
| 1992 | 64.08 |
| 1993 | 64.73 |
| 1994 | 65.44 |
| 1995 | 66.16 |
| 1996 | 66.88 |
| 1997 | 70.66 |
| 1998 | 72.21 |
| 1999 | 72.76 |
| 2000 | 73.00 |
| 2001 | 73.55 |
| 2002 | 74.13 |
| 2003 | 74.88 |
| 2004 | 75.45 |
| 2005 | 75.37 |
| 2006 | 76.37 |
| 2007 | 76.68 |
| 2008 | 77.34 |
| 2009 | 77.91 |
| 2010 | 78.91 |
| 2011 | 79.26 |
| 2012 | 79.83 |
| 2013 | 80.10 |
| 2014 | 80.82 |
| 2015 | 81.11 |
| 2016 | 81.77 |
| 2017 | 82.16 |
| 2018 | 82.26 |
| 2019 | 82.66 |
| 2020 | 83.02 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Middle income was 90.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 90.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.82 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 70.82 |
| 1976 | 70.90 |
| 1977 | 71.16 |
| 1978 | 71.71 |
| 1979 | 72.24 |
| 1980 | 72.56 |
| 1981 | 73.09 |
| 1982 | 73.71 |
| 1983 | 74.26 |
| 1984 | 74.80 |
| 1985 | 75.30 |
| 1986 | 75.77 |
| 1987 | 76.41 |
| 1988 | 78.16 |
| 1989 | 78.58 |
| 1990 | 78.71 |
| 1991 | 79.26 |
| 1992 | 79.94 |
| 1993 | 80.46 |
| 1994 | 80.87 |
| 1995 | 81.27 |
| 1996 | 81.65 |
| 1997 | 83.27 |
| 1998 | 84.88 |
| 1999 | 85.16 |
| 2000 | 85.32 |
| 2001 | 85.55 |
| 2002 | 85.88 |
| 2003 | 86.49 |
| 2004 | 86.83 |
| 2005 | 86.92 |
| 2006 | 87.10 |
| 2007 | 87.18 |
| 2008 | 87.75 |
| 2009 | 87.99 |
| 2010 | 88.12 |
| 2011 | 88.15 |
| 2012 | 88.67 |
| 2013 | 88.82 |
| 2014 | 89.15 |
| 2015 | 89.30 |
| 2016 | 89.76 |
| 2017 | 89.91 |
| 2018 | 89.89 |
| 2019 | 90.11 |
| 2020 | 90.30 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Middle income was 86.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 86.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 60.18 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 60.18 |
| 1976 | 60.28 |
| 1977 | 60.57 |
| 1978 | 61.27 |
| 1979 | 61.93 |
| 1980 | 62.38 |
| 1981 | 63.14 |
| 1982 | 63.87 |
| 1983 | 64.65 |
| 1984 | 65.40 |
| 1985 | 66.08 |
| 1986 | 66.71 |
| 1987 | 67.50 |
| 1988 | 69.70 |
| 1989 | 70.29 |
| 1990 | 70.59 |
| 1991 | 71.36 |
| 1992 | 72.05 |
| 1993 | 72.64 |
| 1994 | 73.20 |
| 1995 | 73.75 |
| 1996 | 74.30 |
| 1997 | 76.99 |
| 1998 | 78.57 |
| 1999 | 78.99 |
| 2000 | 79.18 |
| 2001 | 79.56 |
| 2002 | 80.02 |
| 2003 | 80.70 |
| 2004 | 81.16 |
| 2005 | 81.16 |
| 2006 | 81.62 |
| 2007 | 81.95 |
| 2008 | 82.57 |
| 2009 | 82.97 |
| 2010 | 83.53 |
| 2011 | 83.70 |
| 2012 | 84.27 |
| 2013 | 84.48 |
| 2014 | 85.00 |
| 2015 | 85.22 |
| 2016 | 85.78 |
| 2017 | 86.05 |
| 2018 | 86.09 |
| 2019 | 86.40 |
| 2020 | 86.67 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
