Literacy Rate by Country
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
| Country Name |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
| Uzbekistan |
100.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
99.99% |
| San Marino |
99.91% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Georgia |
99.58% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Albania |
98.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bosnia |
98.30% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| UAE |
98.29% |
98.13% |
0.00% |
97.78% |
0.00% |
| Bahrain |
97.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
97.84% |
0.00% |
97.51% |
97.38% |
97.22% |
| Venezuela |
97.60% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Oman |
97.34% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.65% |
| Chile |
97.16% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Vietnam |
96.13% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.75% |
0.00% |
| Dominican Republic |
95.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Brazil |
94.69% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.23% |
| Ecuador |
93.95% |
94.48% |
93.63% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
93.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sri Lanka |
92.49% |
92.43% |
92.38% |
92.25% |
91.71% |
| Cabo Verde |
91.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Guyana |
90.03% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Zimbabwe |
89.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Iran |
88.96% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lao PDR |
87.52% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Gabon |
85.69% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Guatemala |
84.27% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.81% |
| Cambodia |
83.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Kenya |
82.88% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Tanzania |
82.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lesotho |
82.01% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Uganda |
80.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.53% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
80.54% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Rwanda |
78.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
73.22% |
| Madagascar |
77.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.68% |
| Morocco |
77.35% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| India |
76.32% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Burundi |
75.54% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Egypt |
74.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Angola |
72.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bhutan |
72.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Malawi |
68.08% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Comoros |
61.71% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Gambia |
58.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Senegal |
57.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
53.90% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sierra Leone |
48.64% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Benin |
47.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Somalia |
41.03% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Niger |
38.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Burkina Faso |
34.49% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
29.66% |
39.35% |
| Chad |
27.28% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Namibia |
0.00% |
92.25% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| South Africa |
0.00% |
90.00% |
0.00% |
95.02% |
0.00% |
| Hungary |
0.00% |
99.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Macao |
0.00% |
97.11% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Pakistan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
58.00% |
57.01% |
| Timor-Leste |
0.00% |
0.00% |
69.90% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Aruba |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.99% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Jordan |
0.00% |
98.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Malta |
0.00% |
94.94% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Costa Rica |
0.00% |
98.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lebanon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
87.27% |
| Eswatini |
0.00% |
0.00% |
89.28% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Zambia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
87.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Belarus |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.87% |
0.00% |
| Algeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
81.41% |
| Indonesia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.00% |
0.00% |
95.66% |
| Panama |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.74% |
95.41% |
| Tonga |
0.00% |
99.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Afghanistan |
0.00% |
37.27% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Myanmar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
89.07% |
0.00% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
0.00% |
99.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| El Salvador |
0.00% |
0.00% |
89.98% |
89.14% |
89.01% |
| Peru |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.50% |
0.00% |
94.41% |
| Kazakhstan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Montenegro |
0.00% |
98.98% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Nigeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
62.02% |
| Seychelles |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.20% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Philippines |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.47% |
96.28% |
0.00% |
| Tunisia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.55% |
0.00% |
| Mongolia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Romania |
0.00% |
99.16% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
0.00% |
94.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bolivia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Eritrea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.57% |
| Moldova |
0.00% |
99.60% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Turkey |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.74% |
0.00% |
| China |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.74% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.60% |
0.00% |
| Russia |
0.00% |
99.93% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cyprus |
0.00% |
99.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Serbia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.48% |
0.00% |
| Spain |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.59% |
0.00% |
98.44% |
| Cameroon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
78.23% |
0.00% |
77.07% |
| Ghana |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.38% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mozambique |
0.00% |
0.00% |
59.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| South Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
34.52% |
| Estonia |
0.00% |
99.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Maldives |
0.00% |
97.86% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Poland |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mauritania |
0.00% |
66.96% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Vanuatu |
0.00% |
89.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bangladesh |
0.00% |
76.36% |
74.91% |
74.68% |
73.91% |
| Nepal |
0.00% |
71.15% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Togo |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
66.54% |
0.00% |
| Brunei |
0.00% |
97.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.21% |
| Mexico |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.25% |
0.00% |
95.38% |
| Puerto Rico |
0.00% |
92.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Armenia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.79% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Republic Of Congo |
0.00% |
80.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Guinea |
0.00% |
45.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
39.62% |
| Mauritius |
0.00% |
92.15% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
60.70% |
| Suriname |
0.00% |
95.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Samoa |
0.00% |
99.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bulgaria |
0.00% |
98.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Honduras |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
88.51% |
87.21% |
| Lithuania |
0.00% |
99.83% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Thailand |
0.00% |
94.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.77% |
| North Korea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
| Ukraine |
0.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Colombia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.64% |
95.25% |
95.09% |
| South Korea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.80% |
| Croatia |
0.00% |
99.45% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Italy |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.35% |
0.00% |
| Portugal |
0.00% |
96.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Uruguay |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.77% |
98.70% |
| Kuwait |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.46% |
0.00% |
96.06% |
| Singapore |
0.00% |
97.65% |
97.13% |
97.48% |
97.34% |
| Latvia |
0.00% |
99.89% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Central African Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
37.49% |
0.00% |
37.40% |
| Mali |
0.00% |
0.00% |
30.76% |
0.00% |
35.47% |
| Paraguay |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.54% |
93.21% |
94.02% |
