OECD members Literacy Rate 2020-2024

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.
  • OECD members literacy rate for 2021 was 97.11%, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
  • OECD members literacy rate for 2020 was 97.05%, a 97.05% increase from .
  • OECD members literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
  • OECD members literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
North America 98.74%
OECD members 97.11%
East Asia & Pacific 96.04%
Latin America & Caribbean 94.45%
World 86.85%
South Asia 73.42%
Sub-Saharan Africa 67.59%
OECD members Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2021 97.11% 0.06%
2020 97.05% 0.06%