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 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
Armenia |
99.79% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.74% |
0.00% |
Mongolia |
99.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Spain |
98.59% |
0.00% |
98.44% |
0.00% |
98.25% |
Saudi Arabia |
97.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.33% |
0.00% |
West Bank And Gaza |
97.51% |
97.38% |
97.22% |
96.92% |
96.72% |
Singapore |
97.13% |
97.48% |
97.34% |
97.20% |
97.05% |
Kuwait |
96.46% |
0.00% |
96.06% |
96.04% |
0.00% |
Indonesia |
96.00% |
0.00% |
95.66% |
0.00% |
95.38% |
Colombia |
95.64% |
95.25% |
95.09% |
0.00% |
94.65% |
Mexico |
95.25% |
0.00% |
95.38% |
94.97% |
94.86% |
Paraguay |
94.54% |
93.21% |
94.02% |
0.00% |
94.65% |
Peru |
94.50% |
0.00% |
94.41% |
94.15% |
94.17% |
Bolivia |
93.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Ecuador |
93.63% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.83% |
94.35% |
Sri Lanka |
92.38% |
92.25% |
91.71% |
91.90% |
92.39% |
El Salvador |
89.98% |
89.14% |
89.01% |
88.48% |
88.14% |
Bangladesh |
74.91% |
74.68% |
73.91% |
72.89% |
72.76% |
Mali |
30.76% |
0.00% |
35.47% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Egypt |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
71.17% |
0.00% |
India |
0.00% |
0.00% |
74.37% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Philippines |
0.00% |
96.28% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Seychelles |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Kenya |
0.00% |
0.00% |
81.54% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Romania |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.84% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Albania |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.14% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Chile |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.40% |
0.00% |
Guatemala |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.81% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Eritrea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.57% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Georgia |
0.00% |
99.56% |
0.00% |
99.36% |
0.00% |
Kyrgyz Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Russia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.73% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Turkey |
0.00% |
96.74% |
0.00% |
96.15% |
96.17% |
China |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.84% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Serbia |
0.00% |
99.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.84% |
Benin |
0.00% |
0.00% |
42.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Iran |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
85.54% |
Madagascar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.68% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Brazil |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.23% |
93.08% |
92.81% |
Ghana |
0.00% |
0.00% |
79.04% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Mozambique |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
60.66% |
0.00% |
Rwanda |
0.00% |
0.00% |
73.22% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
UAE |
0.00% |
95.53% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Cameroon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
77.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
South Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
34.52% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Vietnam |
0.00% |
95.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Burkina Faso |
0.00% |
0.00% |
39.35% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Iraq |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
85.60% |
83.30% |
Maldives |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.73% |
Chad |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
22.31% |
Mauritania |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
53.50% |
0.00% |
Argentina |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.00% |
0.00% |
99.13% |
Democratic Republic Of Congo |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
77.04% |
Nepal |
0.00% |
0.00% |
67.91% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Sao Tome And Principe |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Vanuatu |
0.00% |
0.00% |
87.51% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Ethiopia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
51.77% |
0.00% |
Puerto Rico |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
92.39% |
0.00% |
Togo |
0.00% |
66.54% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Brunei |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.21% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Guinea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
39.62% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Mauritius |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.16% |
Sudan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
60.70% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Uganda |
0.00% |
0.00% |
76.53% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Republic Of Congo |
0.00% |
0.00% |
80.30% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Honduras |
0.00% |
88.51% |
87.21% |
0.00% |
88.99% |
Suriname |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.38% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Samoa |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Thailand |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.77% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Bhutan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
66.56% |
0.00% |
Senegal |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
51.90% |
0.00% |
Italy |
0.00% |
99.35% |
99.16% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Portugal |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.14% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Malaysia |
0.00% |
94.97% |
94.85% |
95.08% |
94.88% |
Uruguay |
0.00% |
98.77% |
98.70% |
98.62% |
98.56% |
Comoros |
0.00% |
0.00% |
58.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Haiti |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
61.69% |
Latvia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.89% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Oman |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.65% |
95.58% |
94.90% |
Central African Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
37.40% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Namibia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
91.53% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Dominican Republic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.78% |
Macao |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
96.54% |
Pakistan |
0.00% |
58.00% |
57.01% |
59.13% |
0.00% |
South Africa |
0.00% |
95.02% |
0.00% |
87.05% |
0.00% |
Jordan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.23% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Malta |
0.00% |
0.00% |
94.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Timor-Leste |
0.00% |
0.00% |
68.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Aruba |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.81% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Greece |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.94% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Lebanon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
95.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Sierra Leone |
0.00% |
0.00% |
43.21% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Uzbekistan |
0.00% |
100.00% |
99.99% |
0.00% |
99.99% |
Costa Rica |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.86% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Algeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
81.41% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Panama |
0.00% |
95.74% |
95.41% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Eswatini |
0.00% |
0.00% |
88.42% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Zambia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
86.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Belarus |
0.00% |
99.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Myanmar |
0.00% |
89.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
75.55% |
Tonga |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.41% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Liberia |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
48.30% |
0.00% |
Niger |
0.00% |
0.00% |
35.05% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Azerbaijan |
0.00% |
99.80% |
0.00% |
99.79% |
99.79% |
Morocco |
0.00% |
0.00% |
73.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Gabon |
0.00% |
0.00% |
84.67% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Kazakhstan |
0.00% |
0.00% |
99.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Montenegro |
0.00% |
0.00% |
98.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Qatar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
93.46% |
93.15% |
Nigeria |
0.00% |
0.00% |
62.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Venezuela |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
97.13% |
Burundi |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
68.38% |
0.00% |