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Literacy rate among adults aged 15+

% · higher is better · 170 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Georgia99.7%
  2. 2Qatar99.3%
  3. 3Uruguay98.9%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates98.8%
  5. 5Mongolia98.6%
  6. 6West Bank and Gaza97.9%
  7. 7Saudi Arabia97.9%
  8. 8Bahrain97.8%
  9. 9Bolivia96.7%
  10. 10Panama96.2%
  11. 11Mexico95.6%
  12. 12Colombia95.3%
  13. 13Paraguay94.9%
  14. 14Brazil94.7%
  15. 15Jordan94.4%
  16. 16Dominican Republic94%
  17. 17Peru93.7%
  18. 18Ecuador93.5%
  19. 19Sri Lanka92.7%
  20. 20South Africa91.2%
  21. 21Lesotho90.5%
  22. 22El Salvador89.8%
  23. 23Cabo Verde88.5%
  24. 24Honduras88.3%
  25. 25Guatemala82.1%
  26. 26India78.2%
  27. 27Uganda77%
  28. 28Zambia71.8%
  29. 29Nigeria70.4%
  30. 30Mali35.6%

Literacy rate among adults aged 15+