# | 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 |