Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+)
DemographicsUNESCO UISunesco_uis:SE.ADT.LITR.ZS•% of people ages 15+•2000 → 2025•159 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsUNESCO UIS
Coverage
159
Frequency
—
Range
2000 \u2192 2025
Latest
2024
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 64.49%
64.49% – 79.01%
79.01% – 90.26%
90.26% – 95.4%
95.4% – 97.62%
97.62% – 99.15%
> 99.15%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+)
159 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)
Distribution across countries
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+)
Countries
159
Median
93.5%
Mean
84.9%
25th pctl
75.8%
75th pctl
97.9%
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Compare trends
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15+)
Upper middle incomeLower middle incomeLow income
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| PalauPLW | 100% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 100% | 2008 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 100% | 2009 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 100% | 2022 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 100% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 99.93% | 2021 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 99.91% | 2022 | — |
| LatviaLVA | 99.9% | 2011 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 99.9% | 2022 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 99.89% | 2011 | |
| BelarusBLR | 99.87% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 99.84% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 99.82% | 2011 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 99.78% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 99.73% | 2009 | — |
| SpainESP | 99.7% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 99.68% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 99.43% | 2001 | — |
| MoldovaMDA | 99.36% | 2014 | |
| ItalyITA | 99.35% | 2019 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 99.34% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 99.24% | 2009 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 99.16% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 99.14% | 2020 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 98.95% | 2001 | — |
| UruguayURY | 98.91% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 98.87% | 2007 | — |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 98.81% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 98.68% | 2011 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 98.64% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 98.63% | 2020 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 98.53% | 2018 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 98.47% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 98.35% | 2011 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 98.21% | 2019 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 98.15% | 2001 | — |
| SamoaWSM | 97.99% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 97.97% | 2008 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 97.94% | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 97.93% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 97.82% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 97.75% | 2014 | |
| High incomeXD | 97.71% | 2020 | — |
| AlbaniaALB | 97.68% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 97.65% | 2019 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 97.65% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 97.41% | 2011 | |
| OmanOMN | 97.34% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 97.26% | 2021 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 97.19% | 2017 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 96.99% | 2013 | |
| ArubaABW | 96.82% | 2010 | |
| ChinaCHN | 96.74% | 2020 | |
| NauruNRU | 96.59% | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 96.54% | 2016 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 96.46% | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 96.4% | 2017 | |
| EcuadorECU | 96.26% | 2022 | |
| PanamaPAN | 96.26% | 2024 | |
| Upper middle incomeXT | 96.17% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 96.13% | 2002 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 96.13% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 96.09% | 2011 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 96% | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 95.9% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 95.83% | 2021 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 95.77% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 95.55% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 95.34% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 94.86% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 94.85% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 94.8% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 94.48% | 2011 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 94.42% | 2021 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 94.33% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 94.03% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 93.95% | 2010 | |
| GreeceGRC | 93.91% | 2009 | |
| PeruPER | 93.66% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 93.55% | 2020 | |
| MaltaMLT | 93.31% | 2011 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 93.23% | 2019 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 92.87% | 2012 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 92.66% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| LebanonLBN | 92.01% | 2019 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 91.15% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 91.1% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 91.05% | 2019 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 90.75% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 90.45% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 89.77% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 88.92% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 88.86% | 2021 | — |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 88.47% | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 88.31% | 2000 | — |
| HondurasHND | 88.25% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 87.96% | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 87.88% | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 87.64% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 87.44% | 2019 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 87.35% | 2014 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 87.14% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 86.25% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 85.64% | 2020 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 84.06% | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 82.23% | 2000 | — |
| GuatemalaGTM | 82.11% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 82.04% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 81.7% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 81.19% | 2003 | — |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 79.46% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 79.06% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 79% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 78.76% | 2022 | |
| Lower middle incomeXN | 78.28% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 78.21% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 76.49% | 2021 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 76.11% | 2005 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 75.83% | 2021 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 75.64% | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 75.14% | 2008 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 74.69% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 72.6% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 72.55% | 2018 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 72.47% | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 71.93% | 2021 | |
| BurundiBDI | 71.41% | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 70.41% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 70.15% | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 68.71% | 2019 | |
| HaitiHTI | 68.01% | 2017 | |
| AngolaAGO | 66.24% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 65.69% | 2020 | |
| BhutanBTN | 64.91% | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 64.66% | 2008 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 64.26% | 2014 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 63.93% | 2022 | |
| Low incomeXM | 63.57% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 61.68% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 60.46% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 59.53% | 2020 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 59.4% | 2010 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 58.86% | 2021 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 54.12% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 53.52% | 2008 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 51.64% | 2021 | |
| BeninBEN | 51.38% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 50.36% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 50% | 2021 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 43.58% | 2019 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 42.44% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 41.44% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 39.62% | 2018 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 37.27% | 2021 | |
| NigerNER | 35.61% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 35.47% | 2018 | |
| ChadTCD | 30.63% | 2019 | |
| South SudanSSD | 26.83% | 2008 | — |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UNESCO UIS)