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Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (estimate using the Global Age-Specific Literacy Projections Model) (%)

% · higher is better · 100 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Moldova99.7%
  2. 2Hungary99%
  3. 3Macao SAR, China98.7%
  4. 4Maldives97.8%
  5. 5Venezuela, RB97.6%
  6. 6Tonga97.4%
  7. 7Chile97.3%
  8. 8Thailand95.8%
  9. 9Brazil94.7%
  10. 10Iran, Islamic Rep.93.5%
  11. 11Puerto Rico (US)92.4%
  12. 12Lao PDR92%
  13. 13Guyana91.2%
  14. 14Vanuatu90.6%
  15. 15Congo, Dem. Rep.89.9%
  16. 16Zimbabwe88%
  17. 17Tanzania86%
  18. 18Kenya85.9%
  19. 19Malawi85.5%
  20. 20Burundi83.4%
  21. 21Angola83.3%
  22. 22Morocco82.4%
  23. 23Egypt, Arab Rep.81.2%
  24. 24Uganda79.8%
  25. 25Madagascar79.2%
  26. 26Mozambique74%
  27. 27Senegal70.3%
  28. 28Guinea-Bissau68.4%
  29. 29Sierra Leone66.3%
  30. 30Gambia, The65.7%
  31. 31Guinea62.3%
  32. 32Mali52.9%
  33. 33Chad36.8%

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (estimate using the Global Age-Specific Literacy Projections Model) (%)