Early-demographic dividend vs Singapore: Literacy rate, adult female
Early-demographic dividend
77.1%
in 2024
Singapore
96.4%
in 2021
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Singapore rank
21st
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 96.4% against 77.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1% | 74.0% | 33.9% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 83.0% | 34.9% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 88.7% | 29.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 95.0% | 23.6% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 96.1% | 21.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Early-demographic dividend or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 96.4% against 77.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2021.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 19.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Singapore rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.