Metric briefing
Adult Literacy Rate by Country
95 countries • % • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Palau
- Lowest country
- Niger
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Literacy Rate % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
At a Glance
World average
84.91
Middle country
91.1
Low end
35.61
High end
100
Countries
95
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Adult Literacy Rate
Highest Adult Literacy Rate
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #92 Côte d'Ivoire is 8.56% higher than #93 Burkina Faso (50% vs 41.44%).
Another sharp ranking jump: #87 Pakistan is 4.74% higher than #88 Somalia (58.86% vs 54.12%).
Another sharp ranking jump: #80 Malawi is 4.46% higher than #81 Congo, Democratic Republic (70.15% vs 65.69%).