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Literacy rate among older adults aged 65+

% · higher is better · 169 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Georgia99.5%
  2. 2Mongolia99%
  3. 3Uruguay98.3%
  4. 4Qatar94.8%
  5. 5Panama90.1%
  6. 6United Arab Emirates88.9%
  7. 7Mexico85.1%
  8. 8Colombia85%
  9. 9Bahrain84.8%
  10. 10Saudi Arabia84.6%
  11. 11Dominican Republic84.1%
  12. 12Brazil83.2%
  13. 13West Bank and Gaza81.7%
  14. 14Sri Lanka81.4%
  15. 15Bolivia80.7%
  16. 16Peru80.3%
  17. 17Paraguay79%
  18. 18Ecuador77.9%
  19. 19Lesotho77.7%
  20. 20Jordan75.6%
  21. 21El Salvador70.3%
  22. 22Honduras68.9%
  23. 23South Africa61.9%
  24. 24Guatemala53.1%
  25. 25Zambia50.1%
  26. 26Cabo Verde49.3%
  27. 27Uganda46.6%
  28. 28Nigeria46.1%
  29. 29India46.1%
  30. 30Mali13.1%

Literacy rate among older adults aged 65+