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 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
| Ukraine |
100.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Latvia |
99.89% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.89% |
0.00% |
| Estonia |
99.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lithuania |
99.83% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Poland |
99.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
99.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Moldova |
99.60% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Croatia |
99.45% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Tonga |
99.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.41% |
0.00% |
| Cyprus |
99.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Samoa |
99.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.10% |
0.00% |
| Hungary |
99.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Montenegro |
98.98% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.85% |
0.00% |
| Romania |
98.90% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.84% |
0.00% |
| Cayman Islands |
98.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.87% |
| Albania |
98.45% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.14% |
0.00% |
| Bulgaria |
98.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Jordan |
98.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.23% |
0.00% |
| UAE |
98.13% |
0.00% |
95.53% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bosnia |
98.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Costa Rica |
98.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.86% |
0.00% |
| Maldives |
97.86% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Brunei |
97.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.21% |
0.00% |
| Venezuela |
97.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Macao |
97.11% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Chile |
97.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.40% |
| Portugal |
96.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.14% |
0.00% |
| Dominican Republic |
95.17% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Suriname |
95.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.38% |
0.00% |
| Malta |
94.94% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.50% |
0.00% |
| Ecuador |
94.48% |
93.63% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.83% |
| Brazil |
94.30% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.23% |
93.08% |
| Thailand |
94.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.77% |
0.00% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
93.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.82% |
0.00% |
| Puerto Rico |
92.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.39% |
| Namibia |
92.25% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
91.53% |
0.00% |
| Mauritius |
92.15% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cabo Verde |
90.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Zimbabwe |
89.70% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Vanuatu |
89.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
87.51% |
0.00% |
| Guyana |
88.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Iran |
88.74% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lao PDR |
87.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Gabon |
85.46% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
84.67% |
0.00% |
| Cambodia |
83.91% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Guatemala |
83.35% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.81% |
0.00% |
| Tunisia |
82.70% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Kenya |
82.62% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
81.54% |
0.00% |
| Tanzania |
81.80% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Lesotho |
81.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Republic Of Congo |
80.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.30% |
0.00% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
80.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Uganda |
79.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.53% |
0.00% |
| Madagascar |
77.25% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.68% |
0.00% |
| Morocco |
75.93% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
73.75% |
0.00% |
| Rwanda |
75.90% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
73.22% |
0.00% |
| Burundi |
74.71% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
68.38% |
| Egypt |
73.09% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
71.17% |
| Angola |
72.28% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Nepal |
71.15% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
67.91% |
0.00% |
| Bhutan |
70.95% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
66.56% |
| Malawi |
67.31% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mauritania |
66.96% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
53.50% |
| Mozambique |
63.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
60.66% |
| Comoros |
61.99% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
58.82% |
0.00% |
| Gambia |
58.06% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Senegal |
56.30% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
51.90% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
52.89% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sierra Leone |
47.70% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
43.21% |
0.00% |
| Burkina Faso |
46.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
39.35% |
0.00% |
| Benin |
45.84% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
42.36% |
0.00% |
| Guinea |
45.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
39.62% |
0.00% |
| Niger |
37.34% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
35.05% |
0.00% |
| Afghanistan |
37.27% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Chad |
26.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| South Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
34.52% |
0.00% |
| Vietnam |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Sri Lanka |
0.00% |
92.38% |
92.25% |
91.71% |
91.90% |
| Iraq |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
85.60% |
| Argentina |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.00% |
0.00% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.00% |
97.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.33% |
| Bangladesh |
0.00% |
74.91% |
74.68% |
73.91% |
72.89% |
| Togo |
0.00% |
0.00% |
66.54% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Ethiopia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
51.77% |
| Mexico |
0.00% |
95.25% |
0.00% |
95.38% |
94.97% |
| Armenia |
0.00% |
99.79% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.74% |
| Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
60.70% |
0.00% |
| Honduras |
0.00% |
0.00% |
88.51% |
87.21% |
0.00% |
| North Korea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
0.00% |
| Colombia |
0.00% |
95.64% |
95.25% |
95.09% |
0.00% |
| South Korea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.80% |
0.00% |
| Italy |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.35% |
99.16% |
0.00% |
| Uruguay |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.77% |
98.70% |
98.62% |
| Kuwait |
0.00% |
96.46% |
0.00% |
96.06% |
96.04% |
| Malaysia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.97% |
94.85% |
95.08% |
| Singapore |
0.00% |
97.13% |
97.48% |
97.34% |
97.20% |
| Oman |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.65% |
95.58% |
| Central African Republic |
0.00% |
37.49% |
0.00% |
37.40% |
0.00% |
| Mali |
0.00% |
30.76% |
0.00% |
35.47% |
0.00% |
| Paraguay |
0.00% |
94.54% |
93.21% |
94.02% |
0.00% |
| South Africa |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.02% |
0.00% |
87.05% |
| Pakistan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
58.00% |
57.01% |
59.13% |
| Timor-Leste |
0.00% |
69.90% |
0.00% |
68.07% |
0.00% |
| Aruba |
0.00% |
97.99% |
0.00% |
97.81% |
0.00% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
0.00% |
97.51% |
97.38% |
97.22% |
96.92% |
| Uzbekistan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
99.99% |
0.00% |
| Greece |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.94% |
0.00% |
| Lebanon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.30% |
95.07% |
0.00% |
| Eswatini |
0.00% |
89.28% |
0.00% |
88.42% |
0.00% |
| Zambia |
0.00% |
87.50% |
0.00% |
86.75% |
0.00% |
| Belarus |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Algeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
81.41% |
0.00% |
| Indonesia |
0.00% |
96.00% |
0.00% |
95.66% |
0.00% |
| Panama |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.74% |
95.41% |
0.00% |
| Myanmar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
89.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| El Salvador |
0.00% |
89.98% |
89.14% |
89.01% |
88.48% |
| Azerbaijan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
99.79% |
| Liberia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
48.30% |
| Peru |
0.00% |
94.50% |
0.00% |
94.41% |
94.15% |
| Kazakhstan |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
99.78% |
0.00% |
| Qatar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.46% |
| Nigeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
62.02% |
0.00% |
| Seychelles |
0.00% |
96.20% |
0.00% |
95.87% |
0.00% |
| India |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
74.37% |
0.00% |
| Philippines |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.28% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Mongolia |
0.00% |
99.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Bolivia |
0.00% |
93.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Eritrea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.57% |
0.00% |
| Turkey |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.74% |
0.00% |
96.15% |
| China |
0.00% |
97.15% |
0.00% |
96.84% |
0.00% |
| Georgia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.56% |
0.00% |
99.36% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.60% |
99.59% |
0.00% |
| Russia |
0.00% |
99.70% |
0.00% |
99.73% |
0.00% |
| Serbia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Spain |
0.00% |
98.59% |
0.00% |
98.44% |
0.00% |
| Cameroon |
0.00% |
78.23% |
0.00% |
77.07% |
0.00% |
| Ghana |
0.00% |
80.38% |
0.00% |
79.04% |
0.00% |
