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Adult literacy

% aged 15+ · showing the worst first

119 of 216 countries report a figure for adult literacy

World average: 83.7%

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RankCountryValueYear
#119Chad30.6%2019
#118Niger35.6%2022
#117Mali35.6%2024
#116Afghanistan37.3%2021
#115Guinea39.6%2018
#114Burkina Faso41.6%2023
#113Central African Republic42.4%2019
#112Sierra Leone43.6%2019
#111Ivory Coast50.0%2021
#110Senegal50.4%2023
#109Benin51.4%2022
#108The Gambia51.6%2021
#107Somalia54.1%2022
#106Pakistan58.9%2021
#105Mauritania59.5%2020
#104Ethiopia60.5%2022
#103Mozambique61.7%2022
#102Guinea-Bissau63.9%2022
#101Bhutan64.9%2022
#100Haiti68.0%2017
#99Angola68.2%2023
#98Democratic Republic of the Congo68.5%2023
#97Nepal68.7%2019
#96Timor-Leste69.4%2022
#95Malawi70.2%2020
#94Nigeria70.4%2024
#93Burundi71.3%2020
#92Zambia71.8%2024
#91Cambodia71.9%2021
#90Cameroon72.6%2018
#89Togo72.6%2022
#88Madagascar74.7%2021
#87Comoros75.6%2021
#86Laos75.6%2023
#85Ghana76.5%2021
#84Uganda77.0%2024
#83India78.2%2024
#82Tanzania78.2%2022
#81Rwanda78.8%2022
#80Bangladesh79.0%2022
#79Egypt79.5%2022
#78Guatemala82.1%2024
#77Iraq84.1%2021
#76Guyana85.6%2020
#75Tunisia86.3%2023
#74Papua New Guinea87.0%2022
#73São Tomé and Príncipe87.4%2019
#72Namibia87.6%2023
#71Belize87.9%2022
#70Vanuatu88.0%2023
#69Honduras88.3%2024
#68Cape Verde88.5%2024
#67Gabon88.9%2021
#66Iran88.9%2023
#65El Salvador89.8%2024
#64Lesotho90.4%2024
#63Eswatini90.8%2022
#62Thailand91.1%2022
#61South Africa91.2%2024
#60Lebanon92.0%2019
#59Puerto Rico92.4%2017
#58Sri Lanka92.7%2024
#57Zimbabwe93.2%2019
#56Ecuador93.5%2024
#55Myanmar93.5%2020
#54Peru93.7%2024
#53Dominican Republic94.0%2024
#52Mauritius94.3%2023
#51Syria94.4%2021
#50Jordan94.4%2024
#49Brazil94.7%2024
#48Paraguay94.9%2024
#47Colombia95.3%2024
#46Mexico95.6%2024
#45Marshall Islands95.8%2021
#44Malaysia95.8%2022
#43Indonesia96.0%2020
#42Vietnam96.1%2022
#41Panama96.2%2024
#40Chile96.4%2017
#39Kuwait96.5%2020
#38Macau96.5%2016
#37Nauru96.6%2023
#36Bolivia96.7%2024
#35People's Republic of China96.7%2020
#34Venezuela97.2%2017
#33Turkey97.3%2021
#32Oman97.3%2022
#31Singapore97.7%2021
#30Cuba97.7%2019
#29Albania97.7%2023
#28Bahrain97.8%2024
#27Saudi Arabia97.9%2024
#26Palestine97.9%2024
#25Samoa98.0%2019
#24Maldives98.2%2019
#23Philippines98.5%2020
#22Montenegro98.5%2018
#21Kiribati98.6%2020
#20Mongolia98.6%2024
#19United Arab Emirates98.8%2024
#18Cayman Islands98.9%2017
#17Uruguay98.9%2024
#16Argentina99.1%2020
#15Romania99.2%2021
#14Serbia99.3%2022
#13Italy99.3%2019
#12Tonga99.5%2023
#11Georgia99.7%2024
#10Spain99.7%2021
#9Azerbaijan99.8%2023
#8Armenia99.8%2023
#7Palau99.8%2020
#6Belarus99.9%2019
#5Turkmenistan99.9%2022
#4San Marino99.9%2022
#3Russia99.9%2021
#2Uzbekistan100.0%2022
#1Tuvalu100.0%2022
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)