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Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)

% · higher is better · 166 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Georgia99.8%
  2. 2Qatar99.3%
  3. 3Uruguay99.1%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates99%
  5. 5West Bank and Gaza98.8%
  6. 6Bolivia98.5%
  7. 7Mongolia98.4%
  8. 8Bahrain98.3%
  9. 9Saudi Arabia97.7%
  10. 10Panama97%
  11. 11Mexico96.6%
  12. 12Colombia96.5%
  13. 13Paraguay96.4%
  14. 14Brazil95.9%
  15. 15Jordan95.6%
  16. 16Peru95.1%
  17. 17Ecuador94.9%
  18. 18Dominican Republic94.7%
  19. 19Sri Lanka94.3%
  20. 20South Africa92.6%
  21. 21El Salvador91.2%
  22. 22Cabo Verde91.2%
  23. 23Lesotho90.7%
  24. 24Honduras89.6%
  25. 25Guatemala81.8%
  26. 26India76%
  27. 27Uganda75.1%
  28. 28Zambia70.5%
  29. 29Nigeria67.6%
  30. 30Mali32.1%

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%)