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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) — series 2

Name: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: social, % of people ages 15 and above, literacy, rate, adult, total, people, ages, and, above, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

85.2% of people ages 15 and above

Median: 93.9% of people ages 15 and above

Countries Covered

170

with available data

Highest

North Korea

100.0% of people ages 15 and above

Lowest

South Sudan

26.8% of people ages 15 and above

Top 5 Countries

1North Korea100.0% of people ages 15 and above

2Tuvalu100.0% of people ages 15 and above

3Uzbekistan100.0% of people ages 15 and above

4Russian Federation99.9% of people ages 15 and above

5San Marino99.9% of people ages 15 and above

By Region

Europe98.6% of people ages 15 and above(16 countries)

South America96.0% of people ages 15 and above(7 countries)

North America88.8% of people ages 15 and above(2 countries)

Asia87.3% of people ages 15 and above(24 countries)

Other83.0% of people ages 15 and above(112 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (26.8% of people ages 15 and above)High (100.0% of people ages 15 and above)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 85.2% of people ages 15 and above)

Europe (16)

South America (7)

North America (2)

Asia (24)

Other (112)

Africa (9)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	North Korea	100.0% of people ages 15 and above
2	Tuvalu	100.0% of people ages 15 and above
3	Uzbekistan	100.0% of people ages 15 and above
4	Russian Federation	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
5	San Marino	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
6	Latvia	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
7	Turkmenistan	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
8	Estonia	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
9	Belarus	99.9% of people ages 15 and above
10	Palau	99.8% of people ages 15 and above
11	Armenia	99.8% of people ages 15 and above
12	Lithuania	99.8% of people ages 15 and above
13	Azerbaijan	99.8% of people ages 15 and above
14	Kazakhstan	99.7% of people ages 15 and above
15	Tajikistan	99.7% of people ages 15 and above
16	Spain	99.7% of people ages 15 and above
17	Georgia	99.7% of people ages 15 and above
18	Slovenia	99.5% of people ages 15 and above
19	Tonga	99.5% of people ages 15 and above
20	Ukraine	99.4% of people ages 15 and above
21	Guam	99.4% of people ages 15 and above
22	Moldova, Republic of	99.4% of people ages 15 and above
23	Italy	99.3% of people ages 15 and above
24	Serbia	99.3% of people ages 15 and above
25	Barbados	99.3% of people ages 15 and above
26	Kyrgyzstan	99.2% of people ages 15 and above
27	Romania	99.2% of people ages 15 and above
28	Argentina	99.1% of people ages 15 and above
29	Antigua and Barbuda	98.9% of people ages 15 and above
30	Uruguay	98.9% of people ages 15 and above
31	Cayman Islands	98.9% of people ages 15 and above
32	Hungary	98.9% of people ages 15 and above
33	United Arab Emirates	98.8% of people ages 15 and above
34	Poland	98.7% of people ages 15 and above
35	Cyprus	98.7% of people ages 15 and above
36	Mongolia	98.6% of people ages 15 and above
37	Kiribati	98.6% of people ages 15 and above
38	Montenegro	98.5% of people ages 15 and above
39	Philippines	98.5% of people ages 15 and above
40	Bulgaria	98.3% of people ages 15 and above
41	Maldives	98.2% of people ages 15 and above
42	Croatia	98.2% of people ages 15 and above
43	Samoa	98.0% of people ages 15 and above
44	South Korea	98.0% of people ages 15 and above
45	State of Palestine	97.9% of people ages 15 and above
46	Saudi Arabia	97.9% of people ages 15 and above
47	Bahrain	97.8% of people ages 15 and above
48	Grenada	97.8% of people ages 15 and above
49	Qatar	97.8% of people ages 15 and above
50	Albania	97.7% of people ages 15 and above
51	Cuba	97.7% of people ages 15 and above
52	Singapore	97.7% of people ages 15 and above
53	Costa Rica	97.4% of people ages 15 and above
54	Oman	97.3% of people ages 15 and above
55	American Samoa	97.3% of people ages 15 and above
56	Türkiye	97.3% of people ages 15 and above
57	Venezuela	97.2% of people ages 15 and above
58	Bosnia and Herzegovina	97.0% of people ages 15 and above
59	Trinidad and Tobago	96.9% of people ages 15 and above
60	Aruba	96.8% of people ages 15 and above
61	People's Republic of China	96.7% of people ages 15 and above
62	Bolivia	96.7% of people ages 15 and above
63	Nauru	96.6% of people ages 15 and above
64	Macao	96.5% of people ages 15 and above
65	Kuwait	96.5% of people ages 15 and above
66	Chile	96.4% of people ages 15 and above
67	Panama	96.2% of people ages 15 and above
68	New Caledonia	96.1% of people ages 15 and above
69	Vietnam	96.1% of people ages 15 and above
70	The Republic of North Macedonia	96.1% of people ages 15 and above
71	Brunei Darussalam	96.1% of people ages 15 and above
72	Indonesia	96.0% of people ages 15 and above
73	Malaysia	95.8% of people ages 15 and above
74	Marshall Islands	95.8% of people ages 15 and above
75	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	95.6% of people ages 15 and above
76	Mexico	95.6% of people ages 15 and above
77	Colombia	95.3% of people ages 15 and above
78	Paraguay	94.9% of people ages 15 and above
79	Brazil	94.7% of people ages 15 and above
80	Portugal	94.5% of people ages 15 and above
81	Jordan	94.4% of people ages 15 and above
82	Syrian Arab Republic	94.4% of people ages 15 and above
83	Mauritius	94.3% of people ages 15 and above
84	Dominican Republic	94.0% of people ages 15 and above
85	Seychelles	93.9% of people ages 15 and above
86	Greece	93.9% of people ages 15 and above
87	Peru	93.7% of people ages 15 and above
88	Myanmar	93.5% of people ages 15 and above
89	Ecuador	93.5% of people ages 15 and above
90	Malta	93.3% of people ages 15 and above
91	Zimbabwe	93.2% of people ages 15 and above
92	Suriname	92.9% of people ages 15 and above
93	Sri Lanka	92.7% of people ages 15 and above
94	Puerto Rico	92.4% of people ages 15 and above
95	Lebanon	92.0% of people ages 15 and above
96	Israel	91.8% of people ages 15 and above
97	South Africa	91.2% of people ages 15 and above
98	Thailand	91.1% of people ages 15 and above
99	Eswatini	90.8% of people ages 15 and above
100	Lesotho	90.4% of people ages 15 and above
101	El Salvador	89.8% of people ages 15 and above
102	Islamic Republic of Iran	88.9% of people ages 15 and above
103	Gabon	88.9% of people ages 15 and above
104	Cape Verde	88.5% of people ages 15 and above
105	Equatorial Guinea	88.3% of people ages 15 and above
106	Honduras	88.3% of people ages 15 and above
107	Vanuatu	88.0% of people ages 15 and above
108	Belize	87.9% of people ages 15 and above
109	Namibia	87.6% of people ages 15 and above
110	Sao Tome and Principe	87.4% of people ages 15 and above
111	Nicaragua	87.3% of people ages 15 and above
112	Papua New Guinea	87.0% of people ages 15 and above
113	Tunisia	86.3% of people ages 15 and above
114	Guyana	85.6% of people ages 15 and above
115	Iraq	84.1% of people ages 15 and above
116	Kenya	82.2% of people ages 15 and above
117	Guatemala	82.1% of people ages 15 and above
118	Botswana	81.2% of people ages 15 and above
119	Jamaica	79.9% of people ages 15 and above
120	Egypt	79.5% of people ages 15 and above
121	Bangladesh	79.0% of people ages 15 and above
122	Rwanda	78.8% of people ages 15 and above
123	United Republic of Tanzania	78.2% of people ages 15 and above
124	India	78.2% of people ages 15 and above
125	Uganda	77.0% of people ages 15 and above
126	Solomon Islands	76.6% of people ages 15 and above
127	Ghana	76.5% of people ages 15 and above
128	Republic of the Congo	76.1% of people ages 15 and above
129	Lao People's Democratic Republic	75.6% of people ages 15 and above
130	Comoros	75.6% of people ages 15 and above
131	Algeria	75.1% of people ages 15 and above
132	Madagascar	74.7% of people ages 15 and above
133	Togo	72.6% of people ages 15 and above
134	Cameroon	72.6% of people ages 15 and above
135	Cambodia	71.9% of people ages 15 and above
136	Zambia	71.8% of people ages 15 and above
137	Burundi	71.3% of people ages 15 and above
138	Nigeria	70.4% of people ages 15 and above
139	Malawi	70.2% of people ages 15 and above
140	Timor-Leste	69.4% of people ages 15 and above
141	Nepal	68.7% of people ages 15 and above
142	Democratic Republic of the Congo	68.5% of people ages 15 and above
143	Angola	68.2% of people ages 15 and above
144	Haiti	68.0% of people ages 15 and above
145	Bhutan	64.9% of people ages 15 and above
146	Eritrea	64.7% of people ages 15 and above
147	Morocco	64.3% of people ages 15 and above
148	Guinea-Bissau	63.9% of people ages 15 and above
149	Mozambique	61.7% of people ages 15 and above
150	Ethiopia	60.5% of people ages 15 and above
151	Libya	60.2% of people ages 15 and above
152	Mauritania	59.5% of people ages 15 and above
153	Liberia	59.4% of people ages 15 and above
154	Pakistan	58.9% of people ages 15 and above
155	Somalia	54.1% of people ages 15 and above
156	Sudan	53.5% of people ages 15 and above
157	Republic of The Gambia	51.6% of people ages 15 and above
158	Benin	51.4% of people ages 15 and above
159	Senegal	50.4% of people ages 15 and above
160	Cote d'Ivoire	50.0% of people ages 15 and above
161	Sierra Leone	43.6% of people ages 15 and above
162	Central African Republic	42.4% of people ages 15 and above
163	Burkina Faso	41.6% of people ages 15 and above
164	Guinea	39.6% of people ages 15 and above
165	Afghanistan	37.3% of people ages 15 and above
166	Yemen	37.1% of people ages 15 and above
167	Mali	35.6% of people ages 15 and above
168	Niger	35.6% of people ages 15 and above
169	Chad	30.6% of people ages 15 and above
170	South Sudan	26.8% of people ages 15 and above

Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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