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Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (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. 2Macao SAR, China99.1%
  3. 3Hungary99.1%
  4. 4Venezuela, RB98.3%
  5. 5Maldives98%
  6. 6Chile97.9%
  7. 7Tonga97.2%
  8. 8Thailand96.6%
  9. 9Brazil96%
  10. 10Iran, Islamic Rep.93%
  11. 11Puerto Rico (US)92.4%
  12. 12Guyana91.6%
  13. 13Vanuatu90.1%
  14. 14Zimbabwe89.9%
  15. 15Lao PDR87.3%
  16. 16Kenya82.1%
  17. 17Tanzania81.9%
  18. 18Congo, Dem. Rep.79.7%
  19. 19Malawi78.2%
  20. 20Madagascar76.7%
  21. 21Egypt, Arab Rep.73.7%
  22. 22Uganda72.8%
  23. 23Morocco71.3%
  24. 24Burundi70.8%
  25. 25Angola69.8%
  26. 26Mozambique59.6%
  27. 27Gambia, The53.9%
  28. 28Senegal52%
  29. 29Sierra Leone50.8%
  30. 30Guinea-Bissau50%
  31. 31Guinea41.3%
  32. 32Mali35.7%
  33. 33Chad24.2%

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (estimate using the Global Age-Specific Literacy Projections Model) (%)