List of countries by literacy rate

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World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over

This is a list of countries by literacy rate.

The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). [1] Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia, West Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, and women represent almost two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally. [2]

Contents

List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity

Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions: [3]

Youth: Percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Adult: Percentage of the population aged 25 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Elderly: Percentage of the population aged 65 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Gender Parity Index (GPI): The gender parity index (GPI) of the youth literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 to 24 years. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity.

"*"indicates "Literacy in country or territory" or "Education in country or territory" links.

CountryYouth
(15 to 24)
Adult
(25+)
Elderly
(65+)
Youth Gender
Parity Index
RateYearRateYearRateYearRateYear
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan * 65.02020 [4] 31.7201120.320110.52011
Flag of Albania.svg Albania * 99.2201297.2201286.920121.02012
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria * 93.8200875.1200819.520081.02008
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa * 97.7198097.3198092.719801.01980
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra *
Flag of Angola.svg Angola * 77.4201466.0201427.020140.82014
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla * 99.1198495.4198488.019841.01984
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda * 98.92015
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina * 99.5201699.1201697.920161.02016
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia * 99.8201199.7201198.920111.02011
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba * 99.1201096.8201088.920101.02010
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia * 96.6
Flag of Austria.svg Austria *
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan * 99.9201699.8201698.420161.02016
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain * 97.0200186.5200142.320011.02001
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh * 94.9201974.7201939.420191.032019
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados * 99.9201499.6201498.520141.02014
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus * 99.8200999.6200998.620091.02009
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium *
Flag of Belize.svg Belize * 77.6199170.3199144.819911.01991
Flag of Benin.svg Benin * 52.5201232.920127.020120.62012
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda *
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan * 87.3201257.0201214.920120.92012
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia * 99.4201592.5201567.520151.02015
Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina * 99.7201397.0201386.020131.02013
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana * 97.7201487.7201440.720141.02014
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil * 99.7202092.0201574.320151.02015
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands *
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei * 99.4201196.1201161.620111.02011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria * 97.9201198.4201197.520111.02011
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso * 50.1201434.620148.420140.82014
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi * 79.6201461.6201424.920140.92014
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde * 98.1201586.8201536.820151.02015
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia * 92.2201580.5201553.120151.02015
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon * 80.6201071.3201026.120100.92010
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada *
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands * 98.9200798.9200794.720071.02007
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic * 36.4201036.8201035.720100.62010
Flag of Chad.svg Chad * 30.8201622.320167.020160.62016
Flag of Chile.svg Chile * 99.4201596.9201589.920151.02015
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China * 99.8 [5] 201896.8 [6] 201873.920101.0 [7] 2018
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong *
Flag of Macau.svg Macau * 99.8201696.5201681.220161.02016
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia * 98.7201694.7201681.420161.02016
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros * 71.6201249.2201212.820120.92012
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo * 80.9201179.3201173.120110.92011
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo * 85.0201677.0201648.020160.92016
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands *
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica * 99.1201197.4201190.420111.02011
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast * 53.0201443.9201418.020140.82014
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia * 99.7201199.1201197.120111.02011
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba * 99.9201299.8201299.220121.02012
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus * 99.8201198.7201193.820111.02011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic *
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark *
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti *
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica *
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic * 98.8201693.8201679.820161.02016
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador * 99.1201694.4201677.720161.02016
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt * 93.9201771.2201743.220131.02017
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador * 98.0201688.5201765.720161.02016
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea * 98.2201495.0201467.220141.02014
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea * 87.0200864.7200820.920080.92008
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia * 99.9201199.9201199.720111.02011
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini * 93.5201083.1201045.220101.02010
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia * 55.0200739.0200713.620070.72007
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands *
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands *
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji *
Flag of Finland.svg Finland *
Flag of France.svg France *
Flag of France.svg French Guiana * 91.3198282.9198269.71982
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia *
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon * 88.5201282.3201260.620121.02012
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia * 60.8201342.0201310.420130.92013
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia * 99.7201499.6201499.120141.02014
Flag of Germany.svg Germany *
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana * 85.7201071.5201034.920100.92010
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar *
Flag of Greece.svg Greece * 98.8201197.4201192.520111.02011
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland * [8] 100.020151.02015
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada * 99.2201498.6201496.220141.02014
Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe * 99.8201496.0201482.920141.02014
Flag of Guam.svg Guam * 99.9199099.4199095.919901.01990
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala * 94.4201481.3201450.720141.02014
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea * 46.3201432.0201413.120140.72014
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau * 60.4201445.6201419.520140.72014
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana * 96.7201485.6201449.920141.02014
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti * 72.3200648.720068.520060.92006
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg Holy See
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras * 96.1201689.0201666.320161.02016
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary * 98.8201499.1201499.120141.02014
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland *
Flag of India.svg India * 95.7201875.4201845.420180.972018
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia * 99.7201695.4201670.120161.02016
Flag of Iran.svg Iran * 98.1201685.5201636.820161.02016
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq * 93.5201785.6201720.420130.92013
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland *
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man *
Flag of Israel.svg Israel * 98.6198391.8198379.819831.01983
Flag of Italy.svg Italy * 99.9201198.8201196.720111.02011
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica * 96.3201488.1201466.620141.12014
Flag of Japan.svg Japan *
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan * 99.1201297.9201287.720121.02012
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan * 99.9201099.8201099.520101.02010
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya * 86.5201478.7201454.020141.02014
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati *
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea * 100.02008100.02008100.020081.02008
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea *
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait * 99.2201796.1201869.520151.02017
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan * 99.8200999.2200992.520091.02009
Flag of Laos.svg Laos * 92.5201584.7201558.620151.02015
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia * 99.8201199.9201199.920111.02011
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon * 99.2200991.2200960.220091.02009
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho * 86.6201476.6201451.420141.22014
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia * 49.1200742.9200732.820070.62007
Flag of Libya.svg Libya * 99.6200486.1200424.220041.02004
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein *
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania * 99.9201199.8201199.820111.02011
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg *
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar * 76.8201271.6201249.420121.02012
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi * 72.9201562.1201535.120151.02015
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia * 98.2200189.5200147.120011.02001
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives * 99.3201498.6201492.820141.02014
Flag of Mali.svg Mali * 49.4201533.1201513.620150.62015
Flag of Malta.svg Malta * 98.9201193.3201185.820111.02011
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands * 98.5201198.3201189.420111.02011
Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique 99.8201496.9201488.120141.02014
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania * 56.1200745.5200726.620070.72007
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius * 98.1201193.2201664.620111.02011
Flag of France.svg Mayotte
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico * 99.1201694.9201678.920161.02016
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia *
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco *
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia * 98.5201098.3201094.620101.02010
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro * 99.2201198.4201193.920111.02011
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat *
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco * 97.7 [9] 201873.8 [9] 201834.1 [9] 20180.99 [10] 2018
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique * 70.5201556.0201526.020150.82015
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar * 84.8201675.6201658.220161.02016
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia * 94.4201188.3201156.720111.02011
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru *
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal * 84.8201168201820.820110.92011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands *
Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia 99.2201497.8201490.620141.02014
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand *
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua * 87.0200578.0200549.220051.02005
Flag of Niger.svg Niger * 39.8201230.6201213.720120.72012
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria * 66.4200851.1200821.620080.82008
Flag of Niue.svg Niue *
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia * 98.7200296.1200282.520021.02002
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands *
Flag of Norway.svg Norway *
Flag of Oman.svg Oman * 98.7201796.1201741.920161.02017
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan * 74.5201759.1201727.120170.832017
Flag of Palau.svg Palau * 98.7201596.6201584.720151.02015
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine * 88 [11] 202097 [11] 201963.920161.13 [11] 2016
Flag of Panama.svg Panama * 97.6201094.1201080.920101.02010
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea * 67.9201061.6201033.020101.12010
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay * 98.5201694.7201677.820161.02016
Flag of Peru.svg Peru * 98.9201694.1201777.720161.02016
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines * 98.1201396.4201390.120131.02013
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands
Flag of Poland.svg Poland * 99.8200898.7200893.020081.02008
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal * 99.4201194.5201180.520111.02011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico * 98.8201092.4201784.520101.02010
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar * 95.9200489.0200441.020041.02004
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova * 99.5201299.1201295.820121.02012
Flag of Romania.svg Romania * 99.0201198.6201196.820111.02011
Flag of Russia.svg Russia * 99.7201099.7201099.220101.02010
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda * 85.1201470.8201424.320141.02014
Flag of France.svg Réunion 95.7198278.6198242.019821.01982
Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena * 96.01998
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis *
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia *
Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.5198299.3198298.519821.01982
Flag of France.svg Saint Martin
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa * 99.2201199.0201196.320111.02011
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino *
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe * 96.7201290.1201249.620121.02012
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia * 99.2201394.4201351.420131.02013
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal * 69.5201751.9201721.520130.82017
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia * 99.7201698.8201696.620161.02016
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 99.0201094.0201071.520101.02010
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone * 57.0201332.420133.720130.82013
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore * 99.9201697.0201684.020151.02016
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia *
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia * 99.8201499.7201499.320141.02014
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands * 76.61999
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia *
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa * 99.0201594.4201572.120151.02015
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan * 36.7200826.8200811.020080.72008
Flag of Spain.svg Spain * 99.6201698.3201694.720161.02016
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka * 98.9201791.9201781.020161.02017
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 98.0197095.6197091.019701.01970
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan * 65.8200853.5200824.320080.92008
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname * 97.7201292.9201276.020121.02012
Flag of Norway.svg Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden *
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland *
Flag of Syria.svg Syria 92.5200480.8200439.020041.02004
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan * 99.9201499.8201498.120141.02014
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania * 85.8201577.9201543.520151.02015
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand * 98.1201592.9201578.720151.02015
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor * 79.5201058.3201011.220101.02010
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo * 84.3201563.7201520.420150.92015
Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau *
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga * 99.4201199.4201198.920111.02011
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago * 99.3199096.9199082.819901.01990
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia * 96.2201479.0201439.820141.02014
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey * 99.6201696.2201688.120161.02016
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan * 99.8201499.7201497.620141.02014
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu *
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda * 83.7201270.2201236.120121.02012
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine * 100.02012100.02012100.020121.02012
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates * 95.0200590.0200542.120051.02005
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom *
Flag of the United States.svg United States *
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands *
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay * 98.9201798.6201797.120161.02017
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan * 100.02016100.0201699.820161.02016
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu * 95.3201484.7201444.220141.02014
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela * 98.8201697.1201688.120161.02016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam * 97.1200995.8201976.920091.02009
Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Western Sahara
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen * 77.0200454.1200413.720040.72004
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia * 88.7201083.0201052.320100.92010
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe * 90.4201488.7201481.120141.12014

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

"*"indicates "Literacy in country or territory" or "Education in country or territory" links.

CountryLiteracy rate [12] [13] [ text–source integrity? ]
TotalMaleFemaleGender gapYear
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan * 37.3%52.1%22.6%29.5%2021
Flag of Albania.svg Albania * 98.1%98.5%97.8%0.7%2018
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria * 81.4%87.4%75.3%12.1%2018
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra * 100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%2016
Flag of Angola.svg Angola * 71.1%82.0%60.7%21.3%2015
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda * 99.0%98.4%99.4%1.0%2015
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina * 99.0%98.9%99.1%0.2%2018
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia * 99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%2020
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Austria.svg Austria * 98.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan * 99.8%99.9%99.7%0.2%2019
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 96.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain * 97.5%99.9%94.9%5.0%2018
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh * 74.66%76.56%72.82%3.72%2022 [14]
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados * 99.6%99.6%99.6%0.0%2014
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus * 99.9%99.9%99.9%0.0%2019
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Belize.svg Belize * 83.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Benin.svg Benin * 42.4%54.0%31.1%22.9%2018
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan * 66.6%75.0%57.1%17.9%2017
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia * 92.5%96.5%88.6%7.9%2015
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina * 98.5%99.5%97.5%2.0%2015
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana * 88.5%88.0%88.9%0.9%2015
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil * 93.2%93.0%93.4%0.4%2018
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei * 97.2%98.1%93.4%4.7%2018
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria * 98.4%98.7%98.1%0.6%2015
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso * 39.3%49.2%31.0%18.2%2018
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi * 68.4%76.3%61.2%15.1%2017
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde * 86.8%91.7%82.0%9.7%2015
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia * 80.5%86.5%75.0%11.5%2015
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon * 77.1%82.6%71.6%11.0%2018
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic * 37.4%49.5%25.8%23.7%2018
Flag of Chad.svg Chad * 22.3%31.3%14.0%17.3%2016
Flag of Chile.svg Chile * 96.3%96.3%96.3%0.0%2017
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China * 96.8%98.5%95.2%3.3%2018
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia * 95.6%95.4%95.9%0.5%2020
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros * 58.8%64.6%53.0%11.6%2018
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo * 80.3%86.1%74.6%11.5%2018
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo * 77.0%88.5%66.5%22.0%2016
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica * 97.9%97.8%97.9%0.1%2018
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast * 89.9%93.1%86.7%6.4%2019
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia * 99.3%99.7%98.9%0.8%2015
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba * 99.8%99.9%99.8%0.1%2015
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus * 99.1%99.5%98.7%0.8%2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic * 99.0%99.0%99.0%0.0%2011
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti * N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica * 92.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic * 93.8%93.8%93.8%0.0%2016
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador * 93.6%94.8%92.5%2.3%2020
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt * 71.2%76.5%65.5%11.0%2017
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador * 89.1%91.3%87.3%4.0%2019
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea * 95.3%97.4%93.0%4.4%2015
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea * 76.6%84.4%68.9%15.5%2018
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia * 99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia * 51.8%57.2%44.4%12.8%2017
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji * 99.1%99.1%99.1%0.0%2018
Flag of Finland.svg Finland * 100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of France.svg France * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon * 84.7%85.9%83.4%2.5%2018
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia * 50.8%61.8%41.6%20.2%2015
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia * 99.6%99.7%99.5%0.2%2019
Flag of Germany.svg Germany * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana * 79.0%83.5%74.5%9.0%2018
Flag of Greece.svg Greece * 97.9%98.5%97.4%1.1%2018
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada * 98.6%98.6%98.6%0.0%2014
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala * 80.8%85.3%76.7%8.6%2018
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea * 39.6%54.4%27.7%26.7%2018
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau * 59.9%71.8%48.3%23.5%2015
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana * 88.5%87.2%89.8%2.6%2015
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti * 61.7%65.3%58.3%7.0%2016
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras * 88.5%88.2%88.7%0.5%2019
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary * 99.1%99.1%99.0%0.1%2015
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of India.svg India * 74.4%82.4%65.8%16.6%2018
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia * 96.0%97.4%94.6%2.8%2020
Flag of Iran.svg Iran * 85.5%90.4%80.8%9.6%2016
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq * 85.6%91.2%79.9%11.3%2017
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Israel.svg Israel * 97.8%98.7%96.8%1.9%2011
Flag of Italy.svg Italy * 99.2%99.4%99.0%0.4%2018
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica * 88.7%84.0%93.1%9.1%2015
Flag of Japan.svg Japan * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan * 98.2%98.6%97.8%0.8%2018
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan * 99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%2018
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya * 81.5%85.0%78.2%6.8%2018
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati * N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea * 100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%2015
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea * 98.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait * 96.5%97.1%95.4%1.7%2020
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan * 99.6%99.7%99.5%0.2%2018
Flag of Laos.svg Laos * 84.7%90.0%79.4%10.6%2015
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia * 99.9%99.9%99.9%0.0%2018
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon * 95.1%96.9%93.3%3.6%2018
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho * 79.4%70.1%88.3%18.2%2015
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia * 48.3%62.7%34.1%28.6%2017
Flag of Libya.svg Libya * 91.0%96.7%85.6%11.1%2015
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein * 100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania * 99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg * 100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar * 76.7%78.4%75.1%3.3%2018
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi * 62.1%69.8%55.2%14.6%2015
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia * 95.0%96.2%93.6%2.6%2019
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives * 97.7%97.3%98.1%0.8%2016
Flag of Mali.svg Mali * 35.5%46.2%25.7%20.5%2018
Flag of Malta.svg Malta * 94.5%93.0%96.0%3.0%2018
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands * 98.3%98.3%98.2%0.1%2011
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania * 53.5%63.7%43.4%20.3%2017
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius * 91.3%93.4%89.4%4.0%2018
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico * 95.2%96.1%94.5%1.6%2020
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova * 99.4%99.7%99.1%0.6%2015
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia * 99.2%99.1%99.2%0.1%2020
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro * 98.8%99.5%98.3%1.2%2018
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco * 73.8%83.3%64.6%18.7%2018
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique * 60.7%72.6%50.3%22.3%2017
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar * 89.1%92.4%86.3%6.1%2019
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia * 91.5%91.6%91.4%0.2%2018
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru * 95.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal * 67.9%78.6%59.7%18.9%2018
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua * 82.6%82.4%82.8%0.4%2015
Flag of Niger.svg Niger * 35.1%43.6%26.7%16.9%2018
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria * 62.0%71.3%52.7%18.6%2018
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia * 98.4%99.1%97.6%1.5%2020
Flag of Norway.svg Norway * 100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Oman.svg Oman * 95.7%97.0%92.7%4.3%2018
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan * 58.0%69.3%46.5%22.8%2019
Flag of Palau.svg Palau * 96.6%96.8%96.3%0.5%2015
Flag of Panama.svg Panama * 95.7%98.8%95.4%3.4%2019
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea * 64.2%65.6%62.8%2.8%2015
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay * 94.5%94.9%94.2%0.7%2020
Flag of Peru.svg Peru * 94.5%97.0%92.0%5.0%2020
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines * 96.3%95.7%96.9%1.2%2019
Flag of Poland.svg Poland * 99.8%99.9%99.7%0.2%2015
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal * 96.1%97.4%95.1%2.3%2018
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine * 97% [11] 99%96%3%2019
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar * 93.5%92.4%94.7%2.3%2017
Flag of Romania.svg Romania * 98.8%99.1%98.6%0.5%2018
Flag of Russia.svg Russia * 99.7%99.7%99.7%0.0%2018
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda * 73.2%77.6%69.4%8.2%2018
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis * 97.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia * 90.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 96.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa * 99.1%99.0%99.2%0.2%2018
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino * 99.9%99.9%99.9%0.0%2018
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe * 92.8%96.2%89.5%6.7%2018
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia * 97.6%98.6%96.0%2.6%2020
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal * 51.9%64.8%39.8%25.0%2017
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia * 99.5%99.9%99.1%0.8%2019
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 95.9%95.4%96.4%1.0%2018
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone * 43.2%51.6%39.8%11.8%2018
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore * 97.5%98.9%96.1%2.8%2019
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia * 100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia * 99.7%99.7%99.7%0.0%2015
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands * 77.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia * 39.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa * 95.0%95.5%94.5%1.0%2019
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan * 34.5%40.3%28.9%11.4%2018
Flag of Spain.svg Spain * 98.6%99.0%98.2%0.8%2020
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka * 92.3%93.0%91.6%1.4%2019
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan * 60.7%65.4%56.1%9.3%2018
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname * 94.4%96.1%92.7%3.4%2018
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini * 88.4%88.3%88.5%0.2%2018
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Syria.svg Syria * 86.4%91.7%81.0%10.7%2015
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan * 98.70%99.73%97.69%2.05%2017
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan * 99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%2015
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania * 77.9%83.2%73.1%10.1%2015
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand * 93.8%95.2%92.4%2.8%2018
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor * 68.1%71.9%64.2%7.7%2018
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo * 66.5%80.0%55.1%24.9%2019
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga * 99.4%99.4%99.5%0.1%2018
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago * 99.0%99.2%98.7%0.5%2015
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia * 81.8%89.6%74.2%15.4%2015
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey * 96.7%99.1%94.4%4.7%2019
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan * 99.7%99.8%99.6%0.2%2015
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda * 76.5%82.7%70.8%11.9%2018
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine * 99.8%99.8%99.7%0.1%2015
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates * 97.6%98.0%96.9%1.1%2019
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom * 99.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of the United States.svg United States * 86.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay * 98.8%98.5%99.0%0.5%2019
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan * 100.0%100.0%100.0%0.0%2019
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu * 87.5%88.3%86.7%1.6%2018
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela * 97.1%97.0%97.2%0.2%2016
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam * 95.8%97.0%94.6%2.4%2019
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen * 70.1%85.1%55.0%30.1%2015
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia * 86.7%90.6%83.1%7.5%2018
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe * 86.5%88.5%84.6%3.9%2015
World86.7%90.1%83.3%6.8%2020

List of other states and territories

TerritoryLiteracy rate (all)Male literacyFemale literacyGender difference [a] YearNote
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 97.5%97.5%97.5%0.0%2015 [1] A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 98.9%98.7%99.0%−0.3%2007 [1] An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 96.5%96.4%96.6%−0.2%2015 [1] Overseas region/department of France.
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015 [1] An unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 91.9%96.6%87.5%9.1%2003 [2] Member of two UN specialized agencies (World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund). It is claimed by Serbia.
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 96.2%98.0%94.6%3.4%2015 [1] A special administrative region of China.
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 97.0%97.6%96.4%1.2%2015 [1] Overseas region/department of France.
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 96.9%97.3%96.5%0.8%2015 [1] Overseas region/department of France.
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 93.3%92.8%93.8%−1.0%2015 [1] Unincorporated territory of the United States.
Flag of France.svg  Réunion 93.9%93.2%94.5%−1.3%2015 [1] Overseas region/department of France.

See also

Notes

  1. A positive value indicates that the male literacy rate is higher. A negative value indicates that the female literacy rate is higher.

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