Adult Literacy Rate

Adult (15+) literacy rate (UNESCO / national statistics, latest available).

1. 🥇
   
   Tuvalu100.0%
2. 🥈
   
   Uzbekistan100.0%
3. 🥉
   
   Belarus99.9%
4. #4
   
   Russia99.9%
5. #5
   
   San Marino99.9%
6. #6
   
   Turkmenistan99.9%
7. #7
   
   Armenia99.8%
8. #8
   
   Azerbaijan99.8%
9. #9
   
   Palau99.8%
10. #10
    
    Spain99.7%
11. #11
    
    Georgia99.7%
12. #12
    
    Tonga99.5%
13. #13
    
    Italy99.3%
14. #14
    
    Serbia99.3%
15. #15
    
    Romania99.2%
16. #16
    
    Argentina99.1%
17. #17
    
    Uruguay98.9%
18. #18
    
    United Arab Emirates98.8%
19. #19
    
    Kiribati98.6%
20. #20
    
    Mongolia98.6%
21. #21
    
    Montenegro98.5%
22. #22
    
    Philippines98.5%
23. #23
    
    Maldives98.2%
24. #24
    
    Samoa98.0%
25. #25
    
    Palestine97.9%
26. #26
    
    Saudi Arabia97.9%
27. #27
    
    Bahrain97.8%
28. #28
    
    Albania97.7%
29. #29
    
    Cuba97.7%
30. #30
    
    Singapore97.7%
31. #31
    
    Oman97.3%
32. #32
    
    Turkey97.3%
33. #33
    
    Bolivia96.7%
34. #34
    
    China96.7%
35. #35
    
    Nauru96.6%
36. #36
    
    Kuwait96.5%
37. #37
    
    Panama96.2%
38. #38
    
    Vietnam96.1%
39. #39
    
    Indonesia96.0%
40. #40
    
    Marshall Islands95.8%
41. #41
    
    Malaysia95.8%
42. #42
    
    Mexico95.6%
43. #43
    
    Colombia95.3%
44. #44
    
    Paraguay94.9%
45. #45
    
    Brazil94.7%
46. #46
    
    Jordan94.4%
47. #47
    
    Syria94.4%
48. #48
    
    Mauritius94.3%
49. #49
    
    Dominican Republic94.0%
50. #50
    
    Peru93.7%
51. #51
    
    Ecuador93.5%
52. #52
    
    Myanmar93.5%
53. #53
    
    Zimbabwe93.2%
54. #54
    
    Sri Lanka92.7%
55. #55
    
    Lebanon92.0%
56. #56
    
    South Africa91.2%
57. #57
    
    Thailand91.1%
58. #58
    
    Eswatini90.8%
59. #59
    
    Lesotho90.4%
60. #60
    
    El Salvador89.8%
61. #61
    
    Gabon88.9%
62. #62
    
    Iran88.9%
63. #63
    
    Cape Verde88.5%
64. #64
    
    Honduras88.2%
65. #65
    
    Vanuatu88.0%
66. #66
    
    Belize87.9%
67. #67
    
    Namibia87.6%
68. #68
    
    São Tomé and Príncipe87.4%
69. #69
    
    Papua New Guinea87.0%
70. #70
    
    Tunisia86.2%
71. #71
    
    Guyana85.6%
72. #72
    
    Iraq84.1%
73. #73
    
    Guatemala82.1%
74. #74
    
    Egypt79.5%
75. #75
    
    Bangladesh79.0%
76. #76
    
    Rwanda78.8%
77. #77
    
    India78.2%
78. #78
    
    Tanzania78.2%
79. #79
    
    Uganda77.0%
80. #80
    
    Ghana76.5%
81. #81
    
    Comoros75.6%
82. #82
    
    Laos75.6%
83. #83
    
    Madagascar74.7%
84. #84
    
    Cameroon72.6%
85. #85
    
    Togo72.6%
86. #86
    
    Cambodia71.9%
87. #87
    
    Zambia71.8%
88. #88
    
    Burundi71.3%
89. #89
    
    Nigeria70.4%
90. #90
    
    Malawi70.2%
91. #91
    
    Timor-Leste69.4%
92. #92
    
    Nepal68.7%
93. #93
    
    Congo (Kinshasa)68.5%
94. #94
    
    Angola68.2%
95. #95
    
    Bhutan64.9%
96. #96
    
    Guinea-Bissau63.9%
97. #97
    
    Mozambique61.7%
98. #98
    
    Ethiopia60.5%
99. #99
    
    Mauritania59.5%
100. #100
     
     Pakistan58.9%
101. #101
     
     Somalia54.1%
102. #102
     
     Gambia51.6%
103. #103
     
     Benin51.4%
104. #104
     
     Senegal50.4%
105. #105
     
     Côte d'Ivoire50.0%
106. #106
     
     Sierra Leone43.6%
107. #107
     
     Central African Republic42.4%
108. #108
     
     Burkina Faso41.6%
109. #109
     
     Guinea39.6%
110. #110
     
     Afghanistan37.3%
111. #111
     
     Mali35.6%
112. #112
     
     Niger35.6%
113. #113
     
     Chad30.6%

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