| # | Flag | Country | Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2016 | |
| 2 | North Korea | 100% | 2008 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 99.97% | 2012 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 99.95% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 99.94% | 2016 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 99.93% | 2016 | |
| 7 | Barbados | 99.9% | 2014 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 99.9% | 2014 | |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 99.9% | 2010 | |
| 10 | Guam | 99.88% | 1990 | |
| 11 | Cuba | 99.87% | 2012 | |
| 12 | Italy | 99.86% | 2011 | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.86% | 2011 | |
| 14 | Armenia | 99.85% | 2011 | |
| 15 | Latvia | 99.84% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Belarus | 99.82% | 2009 | |
| 17 | Cyprus | 99.82% | 2011 | |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2014 | |
| 19 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2014 | |
| 20 | Macao | 99.8% | 2016 | |
| 21 | Poland | 99.8% | 2008 | |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.75% | 2009 | |
| 23 | Croatia | 99.72% | 2011 | |
| 24 | Serbia | 99.72% | 2016 | |
| 25 | Russia | 99.71% | 2010 | |
| 26 | Georgia | 99.7% | 2014 | |
| 27 | Indonesia | 99.67% | 2016 | |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.66% | 2013 | |
| 29 | China | 99.64% | 2010 | |
| 30 | Spain | 99.62% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Turkey | 99.62% | 2016 | |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.6% | 2010 | |
| 33 | Libya | 99.6% | 2004 | |
| 34 | Argentina | 99.5% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Moldova | 99.46% | 2012 | |
| 36 | Tonga | 99.44% | 2011 | |
| 37 | Portugal | 99.44% | 2011 | |
| 38 | Bolivia | 99.4% | 2015 | |
| 39 | Brunei | 99.37% | 2011 | |
| 40 | Chile | 99.35% | 2015 | |
| 41 | Maldives | 99.27% | 2014 | |
| 42 | Lebanon | 99.24% | 2009 | |
| 43 | Samoa | 99.24% | 2011 | |
| 44 | Albania | 99.23% | 2012 | |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 99.22% | 2013 | |
| 46 | Montenegro | 99.21% | 2011 | |
| 47 | Grenada | 99.2% | 2014 | |
| 48 | New Caledonia | 99.2% | 2014 | |
| 49 | Aruba | 99.14% | 2010 | |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 99.13% | 2011 | |
| 51 | Mexico | 99.12% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Jordan | 99.11% | 2012 | |
| 53 | Kuwait | 99.08% | 2018 | |
| 54 | Peru | 99.06% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Ecuador | 99.06% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Romania | 99% | 2011 | |
| 57 | Seychelles | 98.97% | 2010 | |
| 58 | Brazil | 98.96% | 2015 | |
| 59 | South Africa | 98.96% | 2015 | |
| 60 | Uruguay | 98.93% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 98.91% | 2007 | |
| 62 | Malta | 98.88% | 2011 | |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 98.86% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 98.84% | 2016 | |
| 65 | Greece | 98.81% | 2011 | |
| 66 | Hungary | 98.8% | 2014 | |
| 67 | Venezuela | 98.76% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Colombia | 98.67% | 2016 | |
| 69 | Palau | 98.66% | 2015 | |
| 70 | Oman | 98.66% | 2017 | |
| 71 | Republic of Macedonia | 98.6% | 2014 | |
| 72 | Israel | 98.56% | 1983 | |
| 73 | Mongolia | 98.46% | 2010 | |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 98.46% | 2011 | |
| 75 | Paraguay | 98.45% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 98.2% | 2014 | |
| 77 | Thailand | 98.15% | 2015 | |
| 78 | Mauritius | 98.13% | 2011 | |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 98.11% | 2015 | |
| 80 | Philippines | 98.11% | 2013 | |
| 81 | Iran | 98.1% | 2016 | |
| 82 | El Salvador | 97.98% | 2017 | |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.96% | 1970 | |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 97.87% | 2011 | |
| 85 | Botswana | 97.7% | 2014 | |
| 86 | Suriname | 97.67% | 2012 | |
| 87 | American Samoa | 97.65% | 1980 | |
| 88 | Panama | 97.64% | 2010 | |
| 89 | Malaysia | 97.61% | 2016 | |
| 90 | Vietnam | 97.09% | 2009 | |
| 91 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 96.74% | 2012 | |
| 92 | Guyana | 96.69% | 2014 | |
| 93 | Jamaica | 96.3% | 2014 | |
| 94 | Tunisia | 96.21% | 2014 | |
| 95 | Honduras | 96.13% | 2016 | |
| 96 | Qatar | 95.46% | 2016 | |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 95.3% | 2014 | |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 95.01% | 2005 | |
| 99 | Namibia | 94.42% | 2011 | |
| 100 | Guatemala | 94.35% | 2014 | |
| 101 | Bahrain | 94.14% | 2016 | |
| 102 | Algeria | 93.77% | 2008 | |
| 103 | Swaziland | 93.5% | 2010 | |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 92.95% | 2017 | |
| 105 | Laos | 92.46% | 2015 | |
| 106 | Syria | 92.45% | 2004 | |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 92.39% | 2017 | |
| 108 | Cambodia | 92.21% | 2015 | |
| 109 | Morocco | 91.22% | 2012 | |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 90.43% | 2014 | |
| 111 | Zambia | 88.71% | 2010 | |
| 112 | Gabon | 88.5% | 2012 | |
| 113 | Egypt | 88.19% | 2017 | |
| 114 | Bhutan | 87.32% | 2012 | |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 87.01% | 2005 | |
| 116 | Eritrea | 86.97% | 2008 | |
| 117 | Lesotho | 86.63% | 2014 | |
| 118 | Kenya | 86.53% | 2014 | |
| 119 | India | 86.14% | 2011 | |
| 120 | Tanzania | 85.76% | 2015 | |
| 121 | Ghana | 85.72% | 2010 | |
| 122 | Rwanda | 85.07% | 2014 | |
| 123 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 84.99% | 2016 | |
| 124 | Nepal | 84.76% | 2011 | |
| 125 | Myanmar | 84.75% | 2016 | |
| 126 | Togo | 84.29% | 2015 | |
| 127 | Uganda | 83.66% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Republic of the Congo | 80.91% | 2011 | |
| 129 | Cameroon | 80.57% | 2010 | |
| 130 | Burundi | 79.56% | 2014 | |
| 131 | East Timor | 79.53% | 2010 | |
| 132 | Belize | 77.64% | 1991 | |
| 133 | Angola | 77.43% | 2014 | |
| 134 | Yemen | 77% | 2004 | |
| 135 | Madagascar | 76.83% | 2012 | |
| 136 | Malawi | 72.94% | 2015 | |
| 137 | Pakistan | 72.8% | 2014 | |
| 138 | Haiti | 72.35% | 2006 | |
| 139 | Comoros | 71.58% | 2012 | |
| 140 | Mozambique | 70.53% | 2015 | |
| 141 | Senegal | 69.48% | 2017 | |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 67.9% | 2010 | |
| 143 | Nigeria | 66.38% | 2008 | |
| 144 | Sudan | 65.81% | 2008 | |
| 145 | Gambia | 60.78% | 2013 | |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.4% | 2014 | |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 57.02% | 2013 | |
| 148 | Mauritania | 56.12% | 2007 | |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 54.98% | 2007 | |
| 150 | Ivory Coast | 53.02% | 2014 | |
| 151 | Benin | 52.49% | 2012 | |
| 152 | Iraq | 52.32% | 2013 | |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 50.1% | 2014 | |
| 154 | Mali | 49.37% | 2015 | |
| 155 | Liberia | 49.07% | 2007 | |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 46.99% | 2011 | |
| 157 | Guinea | 46.3% | 2014 | |
| 158 | Niger | 39.79% | 2012 | |
| 159 | South Sudan | 36.7% | 2008 | |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 36.36% | 2010 | |
| 161 | Chad | 30.79% | 2016 |