Education

Literacy Rate by Country

Adult literacy rate (% of people ages 15 and above who can read and write) by country.

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Country
Literacy Rate (%)
Year
Tuvalu1002,022
Uzbekistan1002,022
San Marino99.912,022
Turkmenistan99.92,022
Armenia99.822,022
Georgia99.572,022
Serbia99.342,022
Uruguay98.852,022
Mongolia98.732,022
United Arab Emirates98.292,022
Bahrain97.872,022
West Bank and Gaza97.842,022
Oman97.342,022
Ecuador96.262,022
Viet Nam96.132,022
Mexico95.852,022
Malaysia95.772,022
Colombia95.312,022
Brazil94.392,022
Dominican Republic93.72,022
Sri Lanka92.492,022
Thailand91.12,022
Eswatini90.752,022
El Salvador89.352,022
Iran, Islamic Rep.88.592,022
Honduras88.282,022
Belize87.882,022
Papua New Guinea87.142,022
Guatemala83.032,022
Zambia79.982,022
Egypt, Arab Rep.79.462,022
Bangladesh792,022
Rwanda78.762,022
Tanzania78.212,022
India76.322,022
Africa Eastern and Southern73.062,022
Togo72.62,022
Timor-Leste72.472,022
Bhutan64.912,022
Guinea-Bissau63.932,022
Mozambique61.682,022
Africa Western and Central60.782,022
Ethiopia60.462,022
Somalia, Fed. Rep.54.122,022
Benin51.382,022
Burkina Faso40.922,022
Niger35.612,022
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