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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

[%] · lower is better · 148 countries

INFORM (European Commission JRC and partners) (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2026
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League table

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  1. 1Chad27.3
  2. 2Mali31
  3. 3South Sudan34.5
  4. 4Niger35.6
  5. 5Afghanistan37.3
  6. 6Central African Republic37.5
  7. 7Burkina Faso41.4
  8. 8Guinea45.3
  9. 9Liberia48.3
  10. 10Sierra Leone48.6
  11. 11Cote d'Ivoire50
  12. 12Senegal50.4
  13. 13Benin51.4
  14. 14Somalia, Fed. Rep.54.1
  15. 15Gambia, The58.7
  16. 16Pakistan58.9
  17. 17Ethiopia60.5
  18. 18Sudan60.7
  19. 19Mozambique61.7
  20. 20Comoros61.7
  21. 21Guinea-Bissau63.9
  22. 22Bhutan64.9
  23. 23Mauritania67
  24. 24Haiti68
  25. 25Malawi68.1
  26. 26Nigeria70.4
  27. 27Nepal71.2
  28. 28Angola72.4
  29. 29Timor-Leste72.5
  30. 30Togo72.6
  31. 31Burundi75.5
  32. 32Lao PDR75.6
  33. 33Ghana76.5
  34. 34Eritrea76.6
  35. 35Morocco77.3
  36. 36Madagascar77.5
  37. 37Tanzania78.2
  38. 38Cameroon78.2
  39. 39Rwanda78.8
  40. 40Bangladesh79
  41. 41Egypt, Arab Rep.79.5
  42. 42Congo, Dem. Rep.80.5
  43. 43Uganda80.6
  44. 44Congo, Rep.80.6
  45. 45Algeria81.4
  46. 46India81.7
  47. 47Zambia82
  48. 48Guatemala82.1
  49. 49Nicaragua82.6
  50. 50Kenya82.9
  51. 51Cambodia83.8
  52. 52Iraq84.1
  53. 53Gabon85.7
  54. 54Tunisia86.3
  55. 55Botswana86.8
  56. 56Papua New Guinea87.1
  57. 57Namibia87.6
  58. 58Belize87.9
  59. 59Vanuatu88
  60. 60Honduras88.3
  61. 61Cabo Verde88.5
  62. 62Iran, Islamic Rep.88.9
  63. 63El Salvador89.8
  64. 64Zimbabwe89.8
  65. 65Guyana90
  66. 66Lesotho90.4
  67. 67Eswatini90.8
  68. 68Thailand91.1
  69. 69South Africa91.2
  70. 70Lebanon92
  71. 71Sri Lanka92.7
  72. 72Myanmar93.5
  73. 73Peru93.7
  74. 74Sao Tome and Principe93.8
  75. 75Dominican Republic94
  76. 76Mauritius94.3
  77. 77Syrian Arab Republic94.4
  78. 78Brazil94.8
  79. 79Jordan94.8
  80. 80Paraguay94.9
  81. 81Malta94.9
  82. 82Suriname95
  83. 83Colombia95.3
  84. 84Bolivia95.6
  85. 85Malaysia95.8
  86. 86Marshall Islands95.8
  87. 87Mexico95.9
  88. 88Indonesia96
  89. 89Viet Nam96.1
  90. 90Seychelles96.2
  91. 91Panama96.3
  92. 92Ecuador96.3
  93. 93Kuwait96.5
  94. 94Naoero96.6
  95. 95China96.7
  96. 96Portugal96.8
  97. 97Chile97.2
  98. 98Turkiye97.3
  99. 99Oman97.3
  100. 100Brunei Darussalam97.6
  101. 101Venezuela, RB97.6
  102. 101North Macedonia97.6
  103. 102Singapore97.7
  104. 103Albania97.7
  105. 104Bahrain97.8
  106. 105Maldives97.9
  107. 106Saudi Arabia97.9
  108. 107West Bank and Gaza97.9
  109. 108Qatar98
  110. 109Costa Rica98
  111. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina98.3
  112. 111Bulgaria98.4
  113. 112Philippines98.5
  114. 113Kiribati98.6
  115. 114Mongolia98.6
  116. 115Korea, Rep.98.8
  117. 116United Arab Emirates98.8
  118. 117Uruguay98.9
  119. 118Montenegro99
  120. 119Hungary99.1
  121. 119Samoa99.1
  122. 120Argentina99.1
  123. 121Romania99.2
  124. 122Serbia99.3
  125. 123Italy99.3
  126. 124Cyprus99.4
  127. 125Tonga99.4
  128. 126Croatia99.4
  129. 127Moldova99.6
  130. 127Kyrgyz Republic99.6
  131. 128Cuba99.7
  132. 129Georgia99.7
  133. 130Spain99.7
  134. 131Azerbaijan99.8
  135. 132Poland99.8
  136. 132Kazakhstan99.8
  137. 133Lithuania99.8
  138. 134Armenia99.8
  139. 135Estonia99.9
  140. 135Belarus99.9
  141. 136Latvia99.9
  142. 137Turkmenistan99.9
  143. 138Russian Federation99.9
  144. 139Korea, Dem. People's Rep.100
  145. 140Palau100
  146. 140Ukraine100
  147. 140Tuvalu100
  148. 140Uzbekistan100

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)