Greece vs Upper middle income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Greece
99.0%
in 2018
Upper middle income
96.2%
in 2019
Greece rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Greece
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 99.0% against 96.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.8%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 83 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 90.4% 57.7% 32.7% Greece
1990s 93.1% 74.2% 19.0% Greece
2000s 98.1% 92.0% 6.1% Greece
2010s 98.9% 95.2% 3.8% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Greece or Upper middle income?
Greece, at 99.0% against 96.2% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Greece and Upper middle income?
2.8%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Greece and Upper middle income rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Greece ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.