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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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
84.2%
Median: 90.9%
Countries Covered
98
with available data
Highest
Tuvalu
100.0%
Lowest
Niger
35.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Tuvalu100.0%
2Uzbekistan100.0%
3Russian Federation99.9%
4San Marino99.9%
5Turkmenistan99.9%
By Region
Europe99.4%(3 countries)
South America95.9%(6 countries)
North America88.8%(2 countries)
Asia87.7%(18 countries)
Other82.1%(63 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (35.6%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 84.2%)
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 | Tuvalu | 100.0% |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 99.9% |
| 4 | San Marino | 99.9% |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 99.9% |
| 6 | Palau | 99.8% |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.8% |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 99.8% |
| 9 | Spain | 99.7% |
| 10 | Georgia | 99.7% |
| 11 | Tonga | 99.5% |
| 12 | Serbia | 99.3% |
| 13 | Romania | 99.2% |
| 14 | Argentina | 99.1% |
| 15 | Uruguay | 98.9% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 98.8% |
| 17 | Mongolia | 98.6% |
| 18 | Kiribati | 98.6% |
| 19 | Philippines | 98.5% |
| 20 | State of Palestine | 97.9% |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 97.9% |
| 22 | Bahrain | 97.8% |
| 23 | Albania | 97.7% |
| 24 | Singapore | 97.7% |
| 25 | Oman | 97.3% |
| 26 | Türkiye | 97.3% |
| 27 | People's Republic of China | 96.7% |
| 28 | Bolivia | 96.7% |
| 29 | Nauru | 96.6% |
| 30 | Kuwait | 96.5% |
| 31 | Panama | 96.2% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 96.1% |
| 33 | Indonesia | 96.0% |
| 34 | Malaysia | 95.8% |
| 35 | Marshall Islands | 95.8% |
| 36 | Mexico | 95.6% |
| 37 | Colombia | 95.3% |
| 38 | Paraguay | 94.9% |
| 39 | Brazil | 94.7% |
| 40 | Jordan | 94.4% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94.4% |
| 42 | Mauritius | 94.3% |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 94.0% |
| 44 | Peru | 93.7% |
| 45 | Myanmar | 93.5% |
| 46 | Ecuador | 93.5% |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 92.7% |
| 48 | South Africa | 91.2% |
| 49 | Thailand | 91.1% |
| 50 | Eswatini | 90.8% |
| 51 | Lesotho | 90.4% |
| 52 | El Salvador | 89.8% |
| 53 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 88.9% |
| 54 | Gabon | 88.9% |
| 55 | Cape Verde | 88.5% |
| 56 | Honduras | 88.3% |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 88.0% |
| 58 | Belize | 87.9% |
| 59 | Namibia | 87.6% |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 87.0% |
| 61 | Tunisia | 86.3% |
| 62 | Guyana | 85.6% |
| 63 | Iraq | 84.1% |
| 64 | Guatemala | 82.1% |
| 65 | Egypt | 79.5% |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 79.0% |
| 67 | Rwanda | 78.8% |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.2% |
| 69 | India | 78.2% |
| 70 | Uganda | 77.0% |
| 71 | Ghana | 76.5% |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75.6% |
| 73 | Comoros | 75.6% |
| 74 | Madagascar | 74.7% |
| 75 | Togo | 72.6% |
| 76 | Cambodia | 71.9% |
| 77 | Zambia | 71.8% |
| 78 | Burundi | 71.3% |
| 79 | Nigeria | 70.4% |
| 80 | Malawi | 70.2% |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 69.4% |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.5% |
| 83 | Angola | 68.2% |
| 84 | Bhutan | 64.9% |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.9% |
| 86 | Mozambique | 61.7% |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 60.5% |
| 88 | Mauritania | 59.5% |
| 89 | Pakistan | 58.9% |
| 90 | Somalia | 54.1% |
| 91 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.6% |
| 92 | Benin | 51.4% |
| 93 | Senegal | 50.4% |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.0% |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 41.6% |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 37.3% |
| 97 | Mali | 35.6% |
| 98 | Niger | 35.6% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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