Italy Literacy Rate 1981-2025

Italy literacy rate for 2019 was 99.35%, a 0.5% increase from 2011.
  • Italy literacy rate for 2011 was 98.85%, a 0.43% increase from 2001.
  • Italy literacy rate for 2001 was 98.42%, a 1.96% increase from 1981.
  • Italy literacy rate for 1981 was 96.46%, a 96.46% increase from .
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.

Literacy Rate

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Annual Change

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Country Rankings
Country Name Literacy Rate
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Belarus 99.87%
Azerbaijan 99.80%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.60%
Serbia 99.48%
Italy 99.35%
Uruguay 98.77%
UAE 97.78%
Singapore 97.48%
West Bank and Gaza 97.38%
Turkey 96.74%
Philippines 96.28%
Vietnam 95.75%
Panama 95.74%
Colombia 95.25%
South Africa 95.02%
Paraguay 93.21%
Sri Lanka 92.25%
El Salvador 89.14%
Myanmar 89.07%
Honduras 88.51%
Tunisia 80.55%
Bangladesh 74.68%
Togo 66.54%
Pakistan 58.00%
Burkina Faso 29.66%