| # | Flag | Country | Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 100% | 2008 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 99.99% | 2016 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 99.99% | 2012 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 99.88% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 99.86% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 99.86% | 2011 | |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 99.83% | 2010 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 99.82% | 2014 | |
| 9 | Armenia | 99.81% | 2011 | |
| 10 | Lithuania | 99.79% | 2011 | |
| 11 | Belarus | 99.76% | 2009 | |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 99.75% | 2014 | |
| 13 | Russia | 99.73% | 2010 | |
| 14 | Cuba | 99.71% | 2012 | |
| 15 | Slovenia | 99.69% | 2014 | |
| 16 | Georgia | 99.67% | 2014 | |
| 17 | Croatia | 99.63% | 2011 | |
| 18 | Barbados | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.52% | 2009 | |
| 20 | Serbia | 99.5% | 2016 | |
| 21 | Montenegro | 99.43% | 2011 | |
| 22 | Guam | 99.42% | 1990 | |
| 23 | Moldova | 99.37% | 2012 | |
| 24 | Tonga | 99.34% | 2011 | |
| 25 | Cyprus | 99.29% | 2011 | |
| 26 | Poland | 99.28% | 2008 | |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.18% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Hungary | 99.16% | 2014 | |
| 29 | Italy | 99.14% | 2011 | |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.14% | 2010 | |
| 31 | Argentina | 99.1% | 2016 | |
| 32 | Romania | 99.03% | 2011 | |
| 33 | Samoa | 98.88% | 2011 | |
| 34 | Spain | 98.84% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Republic of Macedonia | 98.81% | 2014 | |
| 36 | Turkey | 98.78% | 2016 | |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 98.75% | 2011 | |
| 38 | Singapore | 98.73% | 2016 | |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 98.72% | 2007 | |
| 40 | Grenada | 98.58% | 2014 | |
| 41 | Maldives | 98.52% | 2014 | |
| 42 | Jordan | 98.44% | 2012 | |
| 43 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.4% | 2015 | |
| 44 | Albania | 98.35% | 2012 | |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 98.33% | 2011 | |
| 46 | Greece | 98.28% | 2011 | |
| 47 | Uruguay | 98.23% | 2017 | |
| 48 | Macao | 98.19% | 2016 | |
| 49 | Mongolia | 98.17% | 2010 | |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 98.14% | 2014 | |
| 51 | China | 97.48% | 2010 | |
| 52 | American Samoa | 97.47% | 1980 | |
| 53 | Brunei | 97.43% | 2011 | |
| 54 | Oman | 97.37% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 97.31% | 2011 | |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.29% | 2014 | |
| 57 | Indonesia | 97.17% | 2016 | |
| 58 | Peru | 97.04% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Venezuela | 97.04% | 2016 | |
| 60 | Chile | 97.02% | 2015 | |
| 61 | Aruba | 96.94% | 2010 | |
| 62 | Palau | 96.81% | 2015 | |
| 63 | Kuwait | 96.67% | 2018 | |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 96.53% | 2013 | |
| 65 | Bolivia | 96.52% | 2015 | |
| 66 | Malaysia | 96.3% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Portugal | 96.29% | 2011 | |
| 68 | Philippines | 96.01% | 2013 | |
| 69 | Bahrain | 95.91% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Mexico | 95.84% | 2016 | |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.8% | 1970 | |
| 72 | Vietnam | 95.79% | 2009 | |
| 73 | Paraguay | 95.48% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Ecuador | 95.45% | 2016 | |
| 75 | Mauritius | 95.44% | 2016 | |
| 76 | South Africa | 95.4% | 2015 | |
| 77 | Israel | 94.96% | 1983 | |
| 78 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 94.96% | 2012 | |
| 79 | Suriname | 94.87% | 2012 | |
| 80 | Panama | 94.71% | 2010 | |
| 81 | Thailand | 94.66% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Colombia | 94.4% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Lebanon | 94.27% | 2009 | |
| 84 | Libya | 93.85% | 2004 | |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 93.79% | 2016 | |
| 86 | Seychelles | 93.46% | 2010 | |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 92.98% | 2017 | |
| 88 | Qatar | 92.88% | 2016 | |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| 90 | Malta | 91.79% | 2011 | |
| 91 | Brazil | 91.73% | 2015 | |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 91.69% | 2015 | |
| 93 | El Salvador | 90.63% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Iran | 90.35% | 2016 | |
| 95 | Laos | 89.96% | 2015 | |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 89.48% | 2005 | |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 89.19% | 2014 | |
| 98 | Honduras | 89.05% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Zambia | 88.68% | 2010 | |
| 100 | Namibia | 88.63% | 2011 | |
| 101 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 88.52% | 2016 | |
| 102 | Syria | 87.76% | 2004 | |
| 103 | Guatemala | 86.76% | 2014 | |
| 104 | Botswana | 86.74% | 2014 | |
| 105 | Cambodia | 86.53% | 2015 | |
| 106 | Republic of the Congo | 86.43% | 2011 | |
| 107 | Guyana | 86.31% | 2014 | |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 86.18% | 2014 | |
| 109 | Tunisia | 86.06% | 2014 | |
| 110 | Gabon | 84.87% | 2012 | |
| 111 | Swaziland | 83.9% | 2010 | |
| 112 | Kenya | 83.78% | 2014 | |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | 83.7% | 1999 | |
| 114 | Jamaica | 83.44% | 2014 | |
| 115 | Tanzania | 83.2% | 2015 | |
| 116 | Algeria | 82.62% | 2008 | |
| 117 | Morocco | 80.38% | 2012 | |
| 118 | Myanmar | 80.01% | 2016 | |
| 119 | Angola | 79.97% | 2014 | |
| 120 | Uganda | 79.12% | 2012 | |
| 121 | India | 78.88% | 2011 | |
| 122 | Ghana | 78.35% | 2010 | |
| 123 | Cameroon | 78.33% | 2010 | |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 78.1% | 2005 | |
| 125 | Togo | 77.26% | 2015 | |
| 126 | Egypt | 76.5% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Rwanda | 76.15% | 2014 | |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 75.7% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Eritrea | 75.07% | 2008 | |
| 130 | Madagascar | 75.03% | 2012 | |
| 131 | Yemen | 73.16% | 2004 | |
| 132 | Nepal | 71.71% | 2011 | |
| 133 | Mozambique | 70.76% | 2015 | |
| 134 | Belize | 70.27% | 1991 | |
| 135 | Malawi | 69.75% | 2015 | |
| 136 | Burundi | 69.69% | 2014 | |
| 137 | Pakistan | 69.07% | 2014 | |
| 138 | Lesotho | 67.75% | 2014 | |
| 139 | Bhutan | 66% | 2012 | |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 65.29% | 2010 | |
| 141 | Senegal | 64.81% | 2017 | |
| 142 | East Timor | 63.59% | 2010 | |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.16% | 2014 | |
| 144 | Nigeria | 61.25% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Liberia | 60.77% | 2007 | |
| 146 | Sudan | 59.8% | 2008 | |
| 147 | Mauritania | 57.4% | 2007 | |
| 148 | Comoros | 56.48% | 2012 | |
| 149 | Haiti | 53.36% | 2006 | |
| 150 | Iraq | 53.01% | 2013 | |
| 151 | Gambia | 51.42% | 2013 | |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 50.71% | 2010 | |
| 153 | Ivory Coast | 50.7% | 2014 | |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 49.13% | 2007 | |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 45.42% | 2011 | |
| 156 | Mali | 45.07% | 2015 | |
| 157 | Benin | 44.96% | 2012 | |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 44.38% | 2014 | |
| 159 | Guinea | 43.64% | 2014 | |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 41.33% | 2013 | |
| 161 | Niger | 39.06% | 2012 | |
| 162 | South Sudan | 34.84% | 2008 | |
| 163 | Chad | 31.33% | 2016 |