Adult Literacy Rate
Adult (15+) literacy rate (UNESCO / national statistics, latest available).
- 🥇Norway100.0%

- 🥈Finland100.0%

- 🥉Denmark100.0%

- #4Sweden100.0%

- #5Poland99.8%

- #6Ukraine99.8%

- #7Russia99.7%

- #8Italy99.2%

- #9Germany99.0%

- #10Netherlands99.0%

- #11United Kingdom99.0%

- #12France99.0%

- #13United States99.0%

- #14Canada99.0%

- #15Australia99.0%

- #16New Zealand99.0%

- #17Switzerland99.0%

- #18Belgium99.0%

- #19Austria99.0%

- #20Ireland99.0%

- #21Japan99.0%

- #22South Korea99.0%

- #23Czech Republic99.0%

- #24Hungary99.0%

- #25Romania99.0%

- #26Argentina99.0%

- #27Spain98.6%

- #28United Arab Emirates98.0%

- #29Greece97.9%

- #30Israel97.8%

- #31Saudi Arabia97.6%

- #32Singapore97.5%

- #33Portugal96.8%

- #34China96.8%

- #35Turkey96.7%

- #36Chile96.4%

- #37Philippines96.3%

- #38Indonesia96.0%

- #39Vietnam95.8%

- #40Colombia95.6%

- #41Mexico95.4%

- #42South Africa95.0%

- #43Malaysia95.0%

- #44Peru94.5%

- #45Thailand94.1%

- #46Brazil93.2%

- #47Iran88.7%

- #48Kenya81.5%

- #49Morocco75.9%

- #50Bangladesh74.9%

- #51India74.4%

- #52Egypt73.1%

- #53Nigeria62.0%

- #54Pakistan58.0%

- #55Ethiopia51.8%

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