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Literacy rate, population 25-64 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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League table
33 shown- 1Moldova99.7%
- 2Macao SAR, China99.3%
- 3Hungary99%
- 4Venezuela, RB97.8%
- 5Chile97.8%
- 6Maldives97.6%
- 7Thailand96.9%
- 8Tonga96.8%
- 9Iran, Islamic Rep.95.6%
- 10Brazil95.3%
- 11Puerto Rico (US)92.4%
- 12Guyana91.5%
- 13Lao PDR91.3%
- 14Vanuatu90.4%
- 15Congo, Dem. Rep.90%
- 16Zimbabwe88.7%
- 17Tanzania85.8%
- 18Kenya85%
- 19Malawi83.9%
- 20Angola82.2%
- 21Morocco81.3%
- 22Egypt, Arab Rep.79.2%
- 23Madagascar78.4%
- 24Uganda78.4%
- 25Burundi78.4%
- 26Mozambique73.7%
- 27Guinea-Bissau65.6%
- 28Gambia, The65.3%
- 29Senegal64.8%
- 30Sierra Leone60.8%
- 31Guinea57.9%
- 32Mali46.8%
- 33Chad34.5%
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (estimate using the Global Age-Specific Literacy Projections Model) (%)