Countries by literacy rate
Countries by literacy rate of the adult population aged 15 years and over. Percentage of the population that can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life.
Literacy rate of the adult population
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Year: 2016
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| Literacy rate | |
|---|---|
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100 |
 |
100 |
 |
100 |
 |
100 |
 |
99.900 |
 |
99.900 |
 |
99.800 |
 |
99.800 |
 |
99.800 |
 |
99.800 |
 |
99.700 |
 |
99.700 |
 |
99.600 |
 |
99.600 |
 |
99.400 |
 |
99.200 |
 |
99.100 |
 |
99.100 |
 |
99 |
 |
98.800 |
 |
98.800 |
 |
98.700 |
 |
98.600 |
 |
98.600 |
 |
98.500 |
 |
98.400 |
 |
98.400 |
 |
98.300 |
 |
98.300 |
 |
98.300 |
 |
98.100 |
 |
97.900 |
 |
97.700 |
 |
97.400 |
 |
97.200 |
 |
97.100 |
 |
97.100 |
 |
97 |
 |
97 |
 |
96.900 |
 |
96.600 |
 |
96.400 |
 |
96.300 |
 |
96.100 |
 |
95.700 |
 |
95.600 |
 |
95.400 |
 |
95.100 |
 |
95.100 |
 |
94.600 |
 |
94.500 |
 |
94.500 |
 |
94.400 |
 |
94.400 |
 |
94.400 |
 |
94.200 |
 |
94.200 |
 |
94.100 |
 |
94 |
 |
93.500 |
 |
93.300 |
 |
93.100 |
 |
93 |
 |
92.900 |
 |
92.900 |
 |
92.700 |
 |
92.500 |
 |
92 |
 |
91.700 |
 |
91.200 |
 |
91.200 |
 |
90.100 |
 |
89 |
 |
88.700 |
 |
88.300 |
 |
88 |
 |
86.800 |
 |
85.600 |
 |
84.700 |
 |
83.100 |
 |
83 |
 |
82.300 |
 |
81.300 |
 |
79.300 |
 |
79 |
 |
78.700 |
 |
77.900 |
 |
77 |
 |
76.600 |
 |
75.600 |
 |
75.100 |
 |
75.100 |
 |
73.900 |
 |
72.800 |
 |
71.600 |
 |
71.500 |
 |
71.300 |
 |
70.200 |
 |
69.400 |
 |
69.300 |
 |
68.300 |
 |
66 |
 |
64.700 |
 |
63.700 |
 |
62.100 |
 |
61.600 |
 |
59.600 |
 |
58.300 |
 |
58.300 |
 |
57 |
 |
57 |
 |
53.500 |
 |
51.100 |
 |
50.600 |
 |
49.200 |
 |
48.700 |
 |
45.600 |
 |
45.500 |
 |
43.900 |
 |
43.700 |
 |
42.900 |
 |
42.800 |
 |
42 |
 |
39 |
 |
36.800 |
 |
34.600 |
 |
33.100 |
 |
32.900 |
 |
32.400 |
 |
32 |
 |
31.700 |
 |
26.800 |
 |
22.300 |
 |
15.500 |