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Literacy rate

% · higher is better · 203 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Armenia99.8%
  2. 2Azerbaijan99.8%
  3. 3Georgia99.6%
  4. 4Tonga99.5%
  5. 5Qatar99.3%
  6. 6Uruguay98.8%
  7. 7Mongolia98.6%
  8. 8United Arab Emirates98.1%
  9. 9Bahrain97.9%
  10. 10Albania97.7%
  11. 11Naoero96.6%
  12. 12Panama96.1%
  13. 13Mexico95.8%
  14. 14Bolivia95.6%
  15. 15Colombia95.5%
  16. 16Jordan94.9%
  17. 17Brazil94.6%
  18. 18Dominican Republic94.3%
  19. 19Mauritius94.3%
  20. 20Sri Lanka92.7%
  21. 21El Salvador89.9%
  22. 22Iran, Islamic Rep.88.9%
  23. 23Vanuatu88%
  24. 24Namibia87.6%
  25. 25Honduras87.1%
  26. 26Tunisia86.3%
  27. 27Guatemala83%
  28. 28India81.7%
  29. 29Uganda80.5%
  30. 30Lao PDR75.6%
  31. 31Congo, Dem. Rep.68.5%
  32. 32Angola68.2%
  33. 33Senegal50.4%
  34. 34Burkina Faso41.6%

Literacy rate