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Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

· higher is better · 170 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Georgia99.8
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza99.4
  3. 3United Arab Emirates99
  4. 4Bolivia98.8
  5. 5Bahrain98.7
  6. 6Uruguay98.6
  7. 7Saudi Arabia98.6
  8. 8Mongolia98.4
  9. 9Panama97.1
  10. 10Peru97
  11. 11Jordan96.6
  12. 12Mexico96.3
  13. 13Paraguay95.4
  14. 14Colombia95
  15. 15Ecuador94.5
  16. 16Brazil94.4
  17. 17Dominican Republic93.6
  18. 18Sri Lanka93.5
  19. 19Cabo Verde92.9
  20. 20El Salvador91.6
  21. 21South Africa91.5
  22. 22Honduras87.6
  23. 23Guatemala86.9
  24. 24India85.7
  25. 25Lesotho83.2
  26. 26Uganda81.3
  27. 27Zambia80.6
  28. 28Nigeria78.4
  29. 29Mali45.2

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)