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List of countries by literacy rate

This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 November 2024.

This is a list of countries by literacy rate.

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

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]

List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity

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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.

Country Youth
(15 to 24)		 Adult
(25+)		 Elderly
(65+)		 Youth Gender
Parity Index
Rate Year Rate Year Rate Year Rate Year
  Afghanistan * 65.0 2020[4] 31.7 2011 20.3 2011 0.5 2011
  Albania * 99.2 2012 97.2 2012 86.9 2012 1.0 2012
  Algeria * 93.8 2008 75.1 2008 19.5 2008 1.0 2008
  American Samoa * 97.7 1980 97.3 1980 92.7 1980 1.0 1980
  Andorra *
  Angola * 77.4 2014 66.0 2014 27.0 2014 0.8 2014
  Anguilla * 99.1 1984 95.4 1984 88.0 1984 1.0 1984
  Antigua and Barbuda * 98.9 2015
  Argentina * 99.5 2016 99.1 2016 97.9 2016 1.0 2016
  Armenia * 99.8 2011 99.7 2011 98.9 2011 1.0 2011
  Aruba * 99.1 2010 96.8 2010 88.9 2010 1.0 2010
  Australia * 96.6
  Austria *
  Azerbaijan * 99.9 2016 99.8 2016 98.4 2016 1.0 2016
  Bahamas
  Bahrain * 97.0 2001 86.5 2001 42.3 2001 1.0 2001
  Bangladesh * 94.9 2019 74.7 2019 39.4 2019 1.03 2019
  Barbados * 99.9 2014 99.6 2014 98.5 2014 1.0 2014
  Belarus * 99.8 2009 99.6 2009 98.6 2009 1.0 2009
  Belgium *
  Belize * 77.6 1991 70.3 1991 44.8 1991 1.0 1991
  Benin * 52.5 2012 32.9 2012 7.0 2012 0.6 2012
  Bermuda *
  Bhutan * 87.3 2012 57.0 2012 14.9 2012 0.9 2012
  Bolivia * 99.4 2015 92.5 2015 67.5 2015 1.0 2015
  Bonaire
  Bosnia and Herzegovina * 99.7 2013 97.0 2013 86.0 2013 1.0 2013
  Botswana * 97.7 2014 87.7 2014 40.7 2014 1.0 2014
  Brazil * 99.7 2020 92.0 2015 74.3 2015 1.0 2015
  British Virgin Islands *
  Brunei * 99.4 2011 96.1 2011 61.6 2011 1.0 2011
  Bulgaria * 97.9 2011 98.4 2011 97.5 2011 1.0 2011
  Burkina Faso * 50.1 2014 34.6 2014 8.4 2014 0.8 2014
  Burundi * 79.6 2014 61.6 2014 24.9 2014 0.9 2014
  Cape Verde * 98.1 2015 86.8 2015 36.8 2015 1.0 2015
  Cambodia * 92.2 2015 80.5 2015 53.1 2015 1.0 2015
  Cameroon * 80.6 2010 71.3 2010 26.1 2010 0.9 2010
  Canada *
  Cayman Islands * 98.9 2007 98.9 2007 94.7 2007 1.0 2007
  Central African Republic * 36.4 2010 36.8 2010 35.7 2010 0.6 2010
  Chad * 30.8 2016 22.3 2016 7.0 2016 0.6 2016
  Chile * 99.4 2015 96.9 2015 89.9 2015 1.0 2015
  China * 99.8[5] 2018 96.8[6] 2018 73.9 2010 1.0[7] 2018
  Hong Kong *
  Macau * 99.8 2016 96.5 2016 81.2 2016 1.0 2016
  Colombia * 98.7 2016 94.7 2016 81.4 2016 1.0 2016
  Comoros * 71.6 2012 49.2 2012 12.8 2012 0.9 2012
  Congo * 80.9 2011 79.3 2011 73.1 2011 0.9 2011
  DR Congo * 85.0 2016 77.0 2016 48.0 2016 0.9 2016
  Cook Islands *
  Costa Rica * 99.1 2011 97.4 2011 90.4 2011 1.0 2011
  Ivory Coast * 53.0 2014 43.9 2014 18.0 2014 0.8 2014
  Croatia * 99.7 2011 99.1 2011 97.1 2011 1.0 2011
  Cuba * 99.9 2012 99.8 2012 99.2 2012 1.0 2012
  Curaçao
  Cyprus * 99.8 2011 98.7 2011 93.8 2011 1.0 2011
  Czech Republic *
  Denmark *
  Djibouti *
  Dominica *
  Dominican Republic * 98.8 2016 93.8 2016 79.8 2016 1.0 2016
  Ecuador * 99.1 2016 94.4 2016 77.7 2016 1.0 2016
  Egypt * 93.9 2017 71.2 2017 43.2 2013 1.0 2017
  El Salvador * 98.0 2016 88.5 2017 65.7 2016 1.0 2016
  Equatorial Guinea * 98.2 2014 95.0 2014 67.2 2014 1.0 2014
  Eritrea * 87.0 2008 64.7 2008 20.9 2008 0.9 2008
  Estonia * 99.9 2011 99.9 2011 99.7 2011 1.0 2011
  Eswatini * 93.5 2010 83.1 2010 45.2 2010 1.0 2010
  Ethiopia * 55.0 2007 39.0 2007 13.6 2007 0.7 2007
  Faroe Islands *
  Falkland Islands *
  Fiji *
  Finland *
  France *
  French Guiana * 91.3 1982 82.9 1982 69.7 1982
  French Polynesia *
  Gabon * 88.5 2012 82.3 2012 60.6 2012 1.0 2012
  Gambia * 60.8 2013 42.0 2013 10.4 2013 0.9 2013
  Georgia * 99.7 2014 99.6 2014 99.1 2014 1.0 2014
  Germany *
  Ghana * 85.7 2010 71.5 2010 34.9 2010 0.9 2010
  Gibraltar *
  Greece * 98.8 2011 97.4 2011 92.5 2011 1.0 2011
  Greenland *[8] 100.0 2015 1.0 2015
  Grenada * 99.2 2014 98.6 2014 96.2 2014 1.0 2014
  Guadeloupe * 99.8 2014 96.0 2014 82.9 2014 1.0 2014
  Guam * 99.9 1990 99.4 1990 95.9 1990 1.0 1990
  Guatemala * 94.4 2014 81.3 2014 50.7 2014 1.0 2014
  Guinea * 46.3 2014 32.0 2014 13.1 2014 0.7 2014
  Guinea-Bissau * 60.4 2014 45.6 2014 19.5 2014 0.7 2014
  Guyana * 96.7 2014 85.6 2014 49.9 2014 1.0 2014
  Haiti * 72.3 2006 48.7 2006 8.5 2006 0.9 2006
  Holy See
  Honduras * 96.1 2016 89.0 2016 66.3 2016 1.0 2016
  Hungary * 98.8 2014 99.1 2014 99.1 2014 1.0 2014
  Iceland *
  India * 95.7 2018 75.4 2018 45.4 2018 0.97 2018
  Indonesia * 99.7 2016 95.4 2016 70.1 2016 1.0 2016
  Iran * 98.1 2016 85.5 2016 36.8 2016 1.0 2016
  Iraq * 93.5 2017 85.6 2017 20.4 2013 0.9 2013
  Ireland *
  Isle of Man *
  Israel * 98.6 1983 91.8 1983 79.8 1983 1.0 1983
  Italy * 99.9 2011 98.8 2011 96.7 2011 1.0 2011
  Jamaica * 96.3 2014 88.1 2014 66.6 2014 1.1 2014
  Japan *
  Jordan * 99.1 2012 97.9 2012 87.7 2012 1.0 2012
  Kazakhstan * 99.9 2010 99.8 2010 99.5 2010 1.0 2010
  Kenya * 86.5 2014 78.7 2014 54.0 2014 1.0 2014
  Kiribati *
  North Korea * 100.0 2008 100.0 2008 100.0 2008 1.0 2008
  South Korea *
  Kuwait * 99.2 2017 96.1 2018 69.5 2015 1.0 2017
  Kyrgyzstan * 99.8 2009 99.2 2009 92.5 2009 1.0 2009
  Laos * 92.5 2015 84.7 2015 58.6 2015 1.0 2015
  Latvia * 99.8 2011 99.9 2011 99.9 2011 1.0 2011
  Lebanon * 99.2 2009 91.2 2009 60.2 2009 1.0 2009
  Lesotho * 86.6 2014 76.6 2014 51.4 2014 1.2 2014
  Liberia * 49.1 2007 42.9 2007 32.8 2007 0.6 2007
  Libya * 99.6 2004 86.1 2004 24.2 2004 1.0 2004
  Liechtenstein *
  Lithuania * 99.9 2011 99.8 2011 99.8 2011 1.0 2011
  Luxembourg *
  Madagascar * 76.8 2012 71.6 2012 49.4 2012 1.0 2012
  Malawi * 72.9 2015 62.1 2015 35.1 2015 1.0 2015
  Malaysia * 98.2 2001 89.5 2001 47.1 2001 1.0 2001
  Maldives * 99.3 2014 98.6 2014 92.8 2014 1.0 2014
  Mali * 49.4 2015 33.1 2015 13.6 2015 0.6 2015
  Malta * 98.9 2011 93.3 2011 85.8 2011 1.0 2011
  Marshall Islands * 98.5 2011 98.3 2011 89.4 2011 1.0 2011
  Martinique 99.8 2014 96.9 2014 88.1 2014 1.0 2014
  Mauritania * 56.1 2007 45.5 2007 26.6 2007 0.7 2007
  Mauritius * 98.1 2011 93.2 2016 64.6 2011 1.0 2011
  Mayotte
  Mexico * 99.1 2016 94.9 2016 78.9 2016 1.0 2016
  Micronesia *
  Monaco *
  Mongolia * 98.5 2010 98.3 2010 94.6 2010 1.0 2010
  Montenegro * 99.2 2011 98.4 2011 93.9 2011 1.0 2011
  Montserrat *
  Morocco * 97.7[9] 2018 73.8[9] 2018 34.1[9] 2018 0.99[10] 2018
  Mozambique * 70.5 2015 56.0 2015 26.0 2015 0.8 2015
  Myanmar * 84.8 2016 75.6 2016 58.2 2016 1.0 2016
  Namibia * 94.4 2011 88.3 2011 56.7 2011 1.0 2011
  Nauru *
  Nepal * 84.8 2011 68 2018 20.8 2011 0.9 2011
  Netherlands *
  New Caledonia 99.2 2014 97.8 2014 90.6 2014 1.0 2014
  New Zealand *
  Nicaragua * 87.0 2005 78.0 2005 49.2 2005 1.0 2005
  Niger * 39.8 2012 30.6 2012 13.7 2012 0.7 2012
  Nigeria * 66.4 2008 51.1 2008 21.6 2008 0.8 2008
  Niue *
  North Macedonia * 98.7 2002 96.1 2002 82.5 2002 1.0 2002
  Northern Mariana Islands *
  Norway *
  Oman * 98.7 2017 96.1 2017 41.9 2016 1.0 2017
  Pakistan * 74.5 2017 59.1 2017 27.1 2017 0.83 2017
  Palau * 98.7 2015 96.6 2015 84.7 2015 1.0 2015
  Palestine * 88[11] 2020 97[11] 2019 63.9 2016 1.13[11] 2016
  Panama * 97.6 2010 94.1 2010 80.9 2010 1.0 2010
  Papua New Guinea * 67.9 2010 61.6 2010 33.0 2010 1.1 2010
  Paraguay * 98.5 2016 94.7 2016 77.8 2016 1.0 2016
  Peru * 98.9 2016 94.1 2017 77.7 2016 1.0 2016
  Philippines * 98.1 2013 96.4 2013 90.1 2013 1.0 2013
  Pitcairn Islands
  Poland * 99.8 2008 98.7 2008 93.0 2008 1.0 2008
  Portugal * 99.4 2011 94.5 2011 80.5 2011 1.0 2011
  Puerto Rico * 98.8 2010 92.4 2017 84.5 2010 1.0 2010
  Qatar * 95.9 2004 89.0 2004 41.0 2004 1.0 2004
  Moldova * 99.5 2012 99.1 2012 95.8 2012 1.0 2012
  Romania * 99.0 2011 98.6 2011 96.8 2011 1.0 2011
  Russia * 99.7 2010 99.7 2010 99.2 2010 1.0 2010
  Rwanda * 85.1 2014 70.8 2014 24.3 2014 1.0 2014
  Réunion 95.7 1982 78.6 1982 42.0 1982 1.0 1982
  Saint Helena * 96.0 1998
  Saint Kitts and Nevis *
  Saint Lucia *
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.5 1982 99.3 1982 98.5 1982 1.0 1982
  Saint Martin
  Samoa * 99.2 2011 99.0 2011 96.3 2011 1.0 2011
  San Marino *
  São Tomé and Príncipe * 96.7 2012 90.1 2012 49.6 2012 1.0 2012
  Saudi Arabia * 99.2 2013 94.4 2013 51.4 2013 1.0 2013
  Senegal * 69.5 2017 51.9 2017 21.5 2013 0.8 2017
  Serbia * 99.7 2016 98.8 2016 96.6 2016 1.0 2016
  Seychelles 99.0 2010 94.0 2010 71.5 2010 1.0 2010
  Sierra Leone * 57.0 2013 32.4 2013 3.7 2013 0.8 2013
  Singapore * 99.9 2016 97.0 2016 84.0 2015 1.0 2016
  Sint Maarten
  Slovakia *
  Slovenia * 99.8 2014 99.7 2014 99.3 2014 1.0 2014
  Solomon Islands * 76.6 1999
  Somalia *
  South Africa * 99.0 2015 94.4 2015 72.1 2015 1.0 2015
  South Sudan * 36.7 2008 26.8 2008 11.0 2008 0.7 2008
  Spain * 99.6 2016 98.3 2016 94.7 2016 1.0 2016
  Sri Lanka * 98.9 2017 91.9 2017 81.0 2016 1.0 2017
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 98.0 1970 95.6 1970 91.0 1970 1.0 1970
  Sudan * 65.8 2008 53.5 2008 24.3 2008 0.9 2008
  Suriname * 97.7 2012 92.9 2012 76.0 2012 1.0 2012
  Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  Sweden *
  Switzerland *
  Syria * 92.5 2004 80.8 2004 39.0 2004 1.0 2004
  Tajikistan * 99.9 2014 99.8 2014 98.1 2014 1.0 2014
  Tanzania * 85.8 2015 77.9 2015 43.5 2015 1.0 2015
  Thailand * 98.1 2015 92.9 2015 78.7 2015 1.0 2015
  East Timor * 79.5 2010 58.3 2010 11.2 2010 1.0 2010
  Togo * 84.3 2015 63.7 2015 20.4 2015 0.9 2015
  Tokelau *
  Tonga * 99.4 2011 99.4 2011 98.9 2011 1.0 2011
  Trinidad and Tobago * 99.3 1990 96.9 1990 82.8 1990 1.0 1990
  Tunisia * 96.2 2014 79.0 2014 39.8 2014 1.0 2014
  Turkey * 99.6 2016 96.2 2016 88.1 2016 1.0 2016
  Turkmenistan * 99.8 2014 99.7 2014 97.6 2014 1.0 2014
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  Tuvalu *
  Uganda * 83.7 2012 70.2 2012 36.1 2012 1.0 2012
  Ukraine * 100.0 2012 100.0 2012 100.0 2012 1.0 2012
  United Arab Emirates * 95.0 2005 90.0 2005 42.1 2005 1.0 2005
  United Kingdom *
  United States *
  U.S. Virgin Islands *
  Uruguay * 98.9 2017 98.6 2017 97.1 2016 1.0 2017
  Uzbekistan * 100.0 2016 100.0 2016 99.8 2016 1.0 2016
  Vanuatu * 95.3 2014 84.7 2014 44.2 2014 1.0 2014
  Venezuela * 98.8 2016 97.1 2016 88.1 2016 1.0 2016
  Vietnam * 97.1 2009 95.8 2019 76.9 2009 1.0 2009
  Wallis and Futuna
  Western Sahara
  Yemen * 77.0 2004 54.1 2004 13.7 2004 0.7 2004
  Zambia * 88.7 2010 83.0 2010 52.3 2010 0.9 2010
  Zimbabwe * 90.4 2014 88.7 2014 81.1 2014 1.1 2014

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

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

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

List of other states and territories

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Territory Literacy rate (all) Male literacy Female literacy Gender difference[a] Year Note
  Aruba 97.5% 97.5% 97.5% 0.0% 2015[1] A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  Cayman Islands 98.9% 98.7% 99.0% −0.3% 2007[1] An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
  Guadeloupe 96.5% 96.4% 96.6% −0.2% 2015[1] Overseas region/department of France.
  Guam 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 0.0% 2015[1] An unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
  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.
  Macau 96.2% 98.0% 94.6% 3.4% 2015[1] A special administrative region of China.
  Martinique 97.0% 97.6% 96.4% 1.2% 2015[1] Overseas region/department of France.
  New Caledonia 96.9% 97.3% 96.5% 0.8% 2015[1] Overseas region/department of France.
  Puerto Rico 93.3% 92.8% 93.8% −1.0% 2015[1] Unincorporated territory of the United States.
  Réunion 93.9% 93.2% 94.5% −1.3% 2015[1] Overseas region/department of France.

See also

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Notes

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

References

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