| # | Flag | Country | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 100% | 2008 | |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 99.99% | 2016 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 99.97% | 2012 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 99.9% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 99.89% | 2011 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 99.82% | 2011 | |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 99.8% | 2014 | |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 99.79% | 2016 | |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 99.78% | 2010 | |
| 10 | Cuba | 99.75% | 2012 | |
| 11 | Armenia | 99.74% | 2011 | |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 99.7% | 2014 | |
| 13 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Russia | 99.68% | 2010 | |
| 15 | Belarus | 99.62% | 2009 | |
| 16 | Barbados | 99.6% | 2014 | |
| 17 | Georgia | 99.59% | 2014 | |
| 18 | Tonga | 99.39% | 2011 | |
| 19 | Guam | 99.37% | 1990 | |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.24% | 2009 | |
| 21 | Moldova | 99.14% | 2012 | |
| 22 | Croatia | 99.13% | 2011 | |
| 23 | Argentina | 99.13% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Hungary | 99.1% | 2014 | |
| 25 | Samoa | 98.97% | 2011 | |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.95% | 2015 | |
| 27 | Cayman Islands | 98.87% | 2007 | |
| 28 | Italy | 98.85% | 2011 | |
| 29 | Serbia | 98.84% | 2016 | |
| 30 | Poland | 98.74% | 2008 | |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.7% | 2010 | |
| 32 | Cyprus | 98.68% | 2011 | |
| 33 | Uruguay | 98.62% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Maldives | 98.61% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Romania | 98.6% | 2011 | |
| 36 | Grenada | 98.6% | 2014 | |
| 37 | Montenegro | 98.44% | 2011 | |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 98.35% | 2011 | |
| 39 | Marshall Islands | 98.27% | 2011 | |
| 40 | Mongolia | 98.26% | 2010 | |
| 41 | Spain | 98.25% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Jordan | 97.89% | 2012 | |
| 43 | New Caledonia | 97.8% | 2014 | |
| 44 | Republic of Macedonia | 97.8% | 2014 | |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 97.41% | 2011 | |
| 46 | Greece | 97.37% | 2011 | |
| 47 | American Samoa | 97.34% | 1980 | |
| 48 | Albania | 97.25% | 2012 | |
| 49 | Venezuela | 97.13% | 2016 | |
| 50 | Singapore | 97.05% | 2016 | |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.99% | 2013 | |
| 52 | Chile | 96.87% | 2015 | |
| 53 | Aruba | 96.82% | 2010 | |
| 54 | Palau | 96.59% | 2015 | |
| 55 | Macao | 96.54% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Philippines | 96.4% | 2013 | |
| 57 | Turkey | 96.17% | 2016 | |
| 58 | Oman | 96.11% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Brunei | 96.09% | 2011 | |
| 60 | Kuwait | 96.06% | 2018 | |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.63% | 1970 | |
| 62 | Indonesia | 95.38% | 2016 | |
| 63 | China | 95.12% | 2010 | |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 95% | 2014 | |
| 65 | Bahrain | 94.89% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Mexico | 94.86% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Colombia | 94.65% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Paraguay | 94.65% | 2016 | |
| 69 | Portugal | 94.48% | 2011 | |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 94.43% | 2013 | |
| 71 | South Africa | 94.37% | 2015 | |
| 72 | Ecuador | 94.35% | 2016 | |
| 73 | Peru | 94.15% | 2017 | |
| 74 | Panama | 94.09% | 2010 | |
| 75 | Seychelles | 93.95% | 2010 | |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 93.78% | 2016 | |
| 77 | Malaysia | 93.73% | 2016 | |
| 78 | Vietnam | 93.52% | 2009 | |
| 79 | Malta | 93.31% | 2011 | |
| 80 | Mauritius | 93.16% | 2016 | |
| 81 | Qatar | 93.15% | 2016 | |
| 82 | Suriname | 92.87% | 2012 | |
| 83 | Thailand | 92.87% | 2015 | |
| 84 | Bolivia | 92.46% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Brazil | 92.05% | 2015 | |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 91.9% | 2017 | |
| 88 | Israel | 91.75% | 1983 | |
| 89 | Lebanon | 91.18% | 2009 | |
| 90 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 90.14% | 2012 | |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 90.03% | 2005 | |
| 92 | Honduras | 88.99% | 2016 | |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 88.69% | 2014 | |
| 94 | El Salvador | 88.48% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Namibia | 88.27% | 2011 | |
| 96 | Jamaica | 88.1% | 2014 | |
| 97 | Botswana | 87.7% | 2014 | |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 86.79% | 2015 | |
| 99 | Libya | 86.1% | 2004 | |
| 100 | Guyana | 85.64% | 2014 | |
| 101 | Iran | 85.54% | 2016 | |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 84.7% | 2014 | |
| 103 | Laos | 84.66% | 2015 | |
| 104 | Swaziland | 83.1% | 2010 | |
| 105 | Zambia | 83.01% | 2010 | |
| 106 | Gabon | 82.28% | 2012 | |
| 107 | Guatemala | 81.29% | 2014 | |
| 108 | Syria | 80.84% | 2004 | |
| 109 | Cambodia | 80.53% | 2015 | |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 79.31% | 2011 | |
| 111 | Tunisia | 79.04% | 2014 | |
| 112 | Kenya | 78.73% | 2014 | |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 78% | 2005 | |
| 114 | Tanzania | 77.89% | 2015 | |
| 115 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 77.04% | 2016 | |
| 116 | Lesotho | 76.64% | 2014 | |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 76.6% | 1999 | |
| 118 | Myanmar | 75.55% | 2016 | |
| 119 | Algeria | 75.14% | 2008 | |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 72.89% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Madagascar | 71.57% | 2012 | |
| 122 | Ghana | 71.5% | 2010 | |
| 123 | Cameroon | 71.29% | 2010 | |
| 124 | Egypt | 71.17% | 2017 | |
| 125 | Rwanda | 70.8% | 2014 | |
| 126 | Belize | 70.3% | 1991 | |
| 127 | Uganda | 70.2% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Morocco | 69.43% | 2012 | |
| 129 | India | 69.3% | 2011 | |
| 130 | Angola | 66.03% | 2014 | |
| 131 | Eritrea | 64.66% | 2008 | |
| 132 | Togo | 63.75% | 2015 | |
| 133 | Malawi | 62.14% | 2015 | |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 61.6% | 2010 | |
| 135 | Burundi | 61.57% | 2014 | |
| 136 | Nepal | 59.63% | 2011 | |
| 137 | East Timor | 58.31% | 2010 | |
| 138 | Bhutan | 57.03% | 2012 | |
| 139 | Pakistan | 56.98% | 2014 | |
| 140 | Mozambique | 56.04% | 2015 | |
| 141 | Yemen | 54.1% | 2004 | |
| 142 | Sudan | 53.52% | 2008 | |
| 143 | Senegal | 51.9% | 2017 | |
| 144 | Nigeria | 51.08% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Comoros | 49.2% | 2012 | |
| 146 | Haiti | 48.69% | 2006 | |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 45.58% | 2014 | |
| 148 | Mauritania | 45.5% | 2007 | |
| 149 | Ivory Coast | 43.91% | 2014 | |
| 150 | Iraq | 43.68% | 2013 | |
| 151 | Liberia | 42.94% | 2007 | |
| 152 | Gambia | 41.95% | 2013 | |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 39% | 2007 | |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 36.75% | 2010 | |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 34.6% | 2014 | |
| 156 | Mali | 33.07% | 2015 | |
| 157 | Benin | 32.95% | 2012 | |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 32.43% | 2013 | |
| 159 | Guinea | 32% | 2014 | |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 31.74% | 2011 | |
| 161 | Niger | 30.56% | 2012 | |
| 162 | South Sudan | 26.83% | 2008 | |
| 163 | Chad | 22.31% | 2016 |