Countries by Literacy Rate
Countries By Literacy Rate is a structured education dataset with 173 entries. Its fields include Name, Country, Youth Literacy Rate (%). The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
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Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 173
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Country, Youth Literacy Rate (%), Youth Year, Adult Literacy Rate (%), and 1 more.
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 173 records.
Preview observations
- Youth Year span
- 1980 to 2019
- Across 39 preview rows
- Adult Year span
- 1980 to 2020
- Across 38 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Country, and Youth Literacy Rate (%) across education entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 173 downloadable records
Name↕ | Country↕ | Youth Literacy Rate (%)↕ | Youth Year↕ | Adult Literacy Rate (%)↕ | Adult Year↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 65 | 2011 | 31.7 | 2020 |
Albania | Albania | 99.2 | 2012 | 97.2 | 2012 |
Algeria | Algeria | 93.8 | 2008 | 75.1 | 2008 |
American Samoa | American Samoa | 97.7 | 1980 | 97.3 | 1980 |
Angola | Angola | 77.4 | 2014 | 66 | 2014 |
Anguilla | Anguilla | 99.1 | 1984 | 95.4 | 1984 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | 2015 | 98.9 | ||
Argentina | Argentina | 99.5 | 2016 | 99.1 | 2016 |
Armenia | Armenia | 99.8 | 2011 | 99.7 | 2011 |
Aruba | Aruba | 99.1 | 2010 | 96.8 | 2010 |
Australia | Australia | 96.6 | |||
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 99.9 | 2016 | 99.8 | 2016 |
Bahrain | Bahrain | 97 | 2001 | 86.5 | 2001 |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 94.9 | 2019 | 74.7 | 2019 |
Barbados | Barbados | 99.9 | 2014 | 99.6 | 2014 |
Belarus | Belarus | 99.8 | 2009 | 99.6 | 2009 |
Belize | Belize | 77.6 | 1991 | 70.3 | 1991 |
Benin | Benin | 52.5 | 2012 | 32.9 | 2012 |
Bhutan | Bhutan | 87.3 | 2012 | 57 | 2012 |
Bolivia | Bolivia | 99.4 | 2015 | 92.5 | 2015 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.7 | 2013 | 97 | 2013 |
Botswana | Botswana | 97.7 | 2014 | 87.7 | 2014 |
Brazil | Brazil | 99.7 | 2015 | 92 | 2020 |
Brunei | Brunei | 99.4 | 2011 | 96.1 | 2011 |
Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 97.9 | 2011 | 98.4 | 2011 |
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 50.1 | 2014 | 34.6 | 2014 |
Burundi | Burundi | 79.6 | 2014 | 61.6 | 2014 |
Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 98.1 | 2015 | 86.8 | 2015 |
Cambodia | Cambodia | 92.2 | 2015 | 80.5 | 2015 |
Cameroon | Cameroon | 80.6 | 2010 | 71.3 | 2010 |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 98.9 | 2007 | 98.9 | 2007 |
Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 36.4 | 2010 | 36.8 | 2010 |
Chad | Chad | 30.8 | 2016 | 22.3 | 2016 |
Chile | Chile | 99.4 | 2015 | 96.9 | 2015 |
China | China | 99.8 | 2018 | 96.8 | 2018 |
Macau | Macau | 99.8 | 2016 | 96.5 | 2016 |
Colombia | Colombia | 98.7 | 2016 | 94.7 | 2016 |
Comoros | Comoros | 71.6 | 2012 | 49.2 | 2012 |
Congo | Congo | 80.9 | 2011 | 79.3 | 2011 |
DR Congo | DR Congo | 85 | 2016 | 77 | 2016 |
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