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Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
88.0%
Median: 92.7%
Countries Covered
98
with available data
Highest
Palau
100.0%
Lowest
Mali
45.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Palau100.0%
2Tuvalu100.0%
3Uzbekistan100.0%
4Russian Federation99.9%
5San Marino99.9%
By Region
Europe99.5%(3 countries)
South America96.4%(6 countries)
North America91.6%(2 countries)
Asia90.8%(18 countries)
Other86.3%(63 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (45.2%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 88.0%)
Europe (3)
South America (6)
North America (2)
Asia (18)
Other (63)
Africa (6)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 100.0% |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 99.9% |
| 5 | San Marino | 99.9% |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% |
| 8 | Spain | 99.8% |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.8% |
| 10 | Georgia | 99.8% |
| 11 | Serbia | 99.6% |
| 12 | State of Palestine | 99.4% |
| 13 | Tonga | 99.3% |
| 14 | Türkiye | 99.3% |
| 15 | Argentina | 99.1% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 99.0% |
| 17 | Romania | 99.0% |
| 18 | Singapore | 98.9% |
| 19 | Bolivia | 98.8% |
| 20 | Bahrain | 98.7% |
| 21 | Uruguay | 98.6% |
| 22 | Oman | 98.6% |
| 23 | Kiribati | 98.6% |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 98.6% |
| 25 | Philippines | 98.4% |
| 26 | People's Republic of China | 98.4% |
| 27 | Mongolia | 98.4% |
| 28 | Albania | 98.2% |
| 29 | Indonesia | 97.4% |
| 30 | Vietnam | 97.2% |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 97.2% |
| 32 | Panama | 97.1% |
| 33 | Kuwait | 97.1% |
| 34 | Peru | 97.0% |
| 35 | Malaysia | 96.8% |
| 36 | Jordan | 96.6% |
| 37 | Mexico | 96.3% |
| 38 | Mauritius | 96.1% |
| 39 | Marshall Islands | 95.7% |
| 40 | Paraguay | 95.4% |
| 41 | Colombia | 95.0% |
| 42 | Myanmar | 94.6% |
| 43 | Ecuador | 94.5% |
| 44 | Brazil | 94.4% |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 93.6% |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 93.5% |
| 47 | Nauru | 93.4% |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 92.9% |
| 49 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 92.8% |
| 50 | Tunisia | 92.7% |
| 51 | El Salvador | 91.6% |
| 52 | South Africa | 91.5% |
| 53 | Eswatini | 91.1% |
| 54 | Gabon | 90.8% |
| 55 | Thailand | 90.7% |
| 56 | Iraq | 90.3% |
| 57 | Cambodia | 90.3% |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 90.2% |
| 59 | Namibia | 87.9% |
| 60 | Belize | 87.9% |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 87.7% |
| 62 | Honduras | 87.6% |
| 63 | Guatemala | 86.9% |
| 64 | India | 85.7% |
| 65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.4% |
| 66 | Egypt | 85.3% |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.1% |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 84.3% |
| 69 | Guyana | 84.2% |
| 70 | Angola | 84.0% |
| 71 | Lesotho | 83.2% |
| 72 | Togo | 82.8% |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 81.4% |
| 74 | Ghana | 81.3% |
| 75 | Uganda | 81.3% |
| 76 | Rwanda | 81.0% |
| 77 | Zambia | 80.6% |
| 78 | Comoros | 79.6% |
| 79 | Malawi | 78.6% |
| 80 | Nigeria | 78.4% |
| 81 | Madagascar | 77.9% |
| 82 | Burundi | 77.9% |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 77.3% |
| 84 | Mozambique | 74.0% |
| 85 | Bhutan | 73.4% |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 73.1% |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 71.0% |
| 88 | Mauritania | 70.1% |
| 89 | Pakistan | 69.1% |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.0% |
| 91 | Republic of The Gambia | 65.3% |
| 92 | Somalia | 64.5% |
| 93 | Benin | 62.6% |
| 94 | Senegal | 61.5% |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 52.1% |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 48.7% |
| 97 | Niger | 47.9% |
| 98 | Mali | 45.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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