Adult Literacy Rate by Country
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| Rank | Country | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Palau | 100 | 100% |
| #2 | Tuvalu | 100 | 99% |
| #3 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 98% |
| #4 | Russia | 99.93 | 97% |
| #5 | San Marino | 99.91 | 96% |
| #6 | Turkmenistan | 99.9 | 95% |
| #7 | Armenia | 99.84 | 94% |
| #8 | Azerbaijan | 99.78 | 93% |
| #9 | Spain | 99.7 | 92% |
| #10 | Georgia | 99.68 | 91% |
| #11 | Serbia | 99.34 | 89% |
| #12 | Romania | 99.16 | 88% |
| #13 | Argentina | 99.14 | 87% |
| #14 | Uruguay | 98.91 | 86% |
| #15 | United Arab Emirates | 98.81 | 85% |
| #16 | Mongolia | 98.64 | 84% |
| #17 | Kiribati | 98.632 | 83% |
| #18 | Philippines | 98.47 | 82% |
| #19 | Palestine | 97.945 | 81% |
| #20 | Saudi Arabia | 97.93 | 80% |
| #21 | Bahrain | 97.82 | 79% |
| #22 | Albania | 97.68 | 78% |
| #23 | Singapore | 97.65 | 77% |
| #24 | Oman | 97.34 | 76% |
| #25 | Turkey | 97.26 | 75% |
| #26 | China | 96.74 | 74% |
| #27 | Nauru | 96.59 | 73% |
| #28 | Kuwait | 96.46 | 72% |
| #29 | Ecuador | 96.26 | 71% |
| #30 | Panama | 96.256 | 69% |
| #31 | Vietnam | 96.13 | 68% |
| #32 | Indonesia | 96 | 67% |
| #33 | Marshall Islands | 95.834 | 66% |
| #34 | Malaysia | 95.77 | 65% |
| #35 | Mexico | 95.766 | 64% |
| #36 | Bolivia | 95.55 | 63% |
| #37 | Colombia | 95.34 | 62% |
| #38 | Paraguay | 94.86 | 61% |
| #39 | Jordan | 94.85 | 60% |
| #40 | Brazil | 94.801 | 59% |
| #41 | Syria | 94.42 | 58% |
| #42 | Mauritius | 94.327 | 57% |
| #43 | Dominican Republic | 94.03 | 56% |
| #44 | Peru | 93.66 | 55% |
| #45 | Myanmar | 93.547 | 54% |
| #46 | Sri Lanka | 92.66 | 53% |
| #47 | South Africa | 91.15 | 52% |
| #48 | Thailand | 91.1 | 51% |
| #49 | Eswatini | 90.75 | 49% |
| #50 | Lesotho | 90.45 | 48% |
| #51 | El Salvador | 89.77 | 47% |
| #52 | Iran | 88.923 | 46% |
| #53 | Gabon | 88.86 | 45% |
| #54 | Cabo Verde | 88.47 | 44% |
| #55 | Honduras | 88.25 | 43% |
| #56 | Vanuatu | 87.96 | 42% |
| #57 | Belize | 87.88 | 41% |
| #58 | Namibia | 87.64 | 40% |
| #59 | Papua New Guinea | 87.144 | 39% |
| #60 | Tunisia | 86.25 | 38% |
| #61 | Guyana | 85.64 | 37% |
| #62 | Iraq | 84.059 | 36% |
| #63 | Guatemala | 82.11 | 35% |
| #64 | Zambia | 82.042 | 34% |
| #65 | India | 81.7 | 33% |
| #66 | Egypt | 79.457 | 32% |
| #67 | Uganda | 79.058 | 31% |
| #68 | Bangladesh | 79 | 29% |
| #69 | Rwanda | 78.76 | 28% |
| #70 | Tanzania | 78.21 | 27% |
| #71 | Ghana | 76.49 | 26% |
| #72 | Comoros | 75.825 | 25% |
| #73 | Laos | 75.64 | 24% |
| #74 | Madagascar | 74.69 | 23% |
| #75 | Togo | 72.6 | 22% |
| #76 | Timor-Leste | 72.47 | 21% |
| #77 | Cambodia | 71.93 | 20% |
| #78 | Burundi | 71.408 | 19% |
| #79 | Nigeria | 70.41 | 18% |
| #80 | Malawi | 70.15 | 17% |
| #81 | Congo, Democratic Republic | 65.691 | 16% |
| #82 | Bhutan | 64.91 | 15% |
| #83 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.93 | 14% |
| #84 | Mozambique | 61.678 | 13% |
| #85 | Ethiopia | 60.46 | 12% |
| #86 | Mauritania | 59.53 | 11% |
| #87 | Pakistan | 58.86 | 9% |
| #88 | Somalia | 54.12 | 8% |
| #89 | Gambia | 51.64 | 7% |
| #90 | Benin | 51.38 | 6% |
| #91 | Senegal | 50.36 | 5% |
| #92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50 | 4% |
| #93 | Burkina Faso | 41.442 | 3% |
| #94 | Afghanistan | 37.27 | 2% |
| #95 | Niger | 35.61 | 1% |