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Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
GPIA · higher is better · 170 countries
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2024
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| # | Country | GPIA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1.1 |
| 2 | Brazil | 1 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 1 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 1 |
| 5 | Colombia | 1 |
| 6 | Honduras | 1 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 |
| 8 | Qatar | 1 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0.99 |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.99 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 0.99 |
| 13 | Panama | 0.99 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 0.98 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.98 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 0.98 |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.98 |
| 18 | Bahrain | 0.98 |
| 19 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.97 |
| 20 | Bolivia | 0.96 |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.96 |
| 22 | Jordan | 0.95 |
| 23 | Peru | 0.93 |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 0.91 |
| 25 | Uganda | 0.9 |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.9 |
| 27 | India | 0.83 |
| 28 | Zambia | 0.8 |
| 29 | Nigeria | 0.8 |
| 30 | Mali | 0.61 |
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)