Quality of Life

Literacy Rate by Country

Rank countries by literacy rate to compare education outcomes at a glance.

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Literacy Rate by Country

196 countries
Rank Country Literacy Rate
1 Andorra 100.0%
2 Finland 100.0%
3 Liechtenstein 100.0%
4 North Korea 100.0%
5 Norway 100.0%
6 Tuvalu 100.0%
7 Uzbekistan 100.0%
8 Vatican City 100.0%
9 Belarus 99.9%
10 Latvia 99.9%
11 Russia 99.9%
12 San Marino 99.9%
13 Turkmenistan 99.9%
14 Armenia 99.8%
15 Azerbaijan 99.8%
16 Estonia 99.8%
17 Kazakhstan 99.8%
18 Lithuania 99.8%
19 Palau 99.8%
20 Poland 99.8%
21 Tajikistan 99.8%
22 Ukraine 99.8%
23 Georgia 99.7%
24 Slovenia 99.7%
25 Spain 99.7%
26 Barbados 99.6%
27 Kyrgyzstan 99.6%
28 Slovakia 99.6%
29 Tonga 99.5%
30 Moldova 99.4%
31 Croatia 99.3%
32 Italy 99.3%
33 Serbia 99.3%
34 Romania 99.2%
35 Argentina 99.1%
36 Cyprus 99.1%
37 Fiji 99.1%
38 Hungary 99.1%
39 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0%
40 Australia 99.0%
41 Belgium 99.0%
42 Canada 99.0%
43 Czech Republic 99.0%
44 Denmark 99.0%
45 France 99.0%
46 Germany 99.0%
47 Iceland 99.0%
48 Ireland 99.0%
49 Japan 99.0%
50 Luxembourg 99.0%
51 Monaco 99.0%
52 Netherlands 99.0%
53 New Zealand 99.0%
54 Sweden 99.0%
55 Switzerland 99.0%
56 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0%
57 United Kingdom 99.0%
58 United States of America 99.0%
59 Uruguay 98.9%
60 United Arab Emirates 98.8%
61 Grenada 98.6%
62 Kiribati 98.6%
63 Mongolia 98.6%
64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.5%
65 Montenegro 98.5%
66 Philippines 98.5%
67 Taiwan 98.5%
68 Bulgaria 98.4%
69 Maldives 98.2%
70 Austria 98.0%
71 Samoa 98.0%
72 Costa Rica 97.9%
73 Greece 97.9%
74 Palestine 97.9%
75 Saudi Arabia 97.9%
76 South Korea 97.9%
77 Bahrain 97.8%
78 Israel 97.8%
79 North Macedonia 97.8%
80 Qatar 97.8%
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.8%
82 Albania 97.7%
83 Cuba 97.7%
84 Singapore 97.7%
85 Oman 97.3%
86 Turkey 97.3%
87 Brunei 97.2%
88 Venezuela 97.2%
89 Bolivia 96.7%
90 China 96.7%
91 Nauru 96.6%
92 Kuwait 96.5%
93 Chile 96.4%
94 Panama 96.2%
95 Portugal 96.1%
96 Vietnam 96.1%
97 Indonesia 96.0%
98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.0%
99 Seychelles 95.9%
100 Malaysia 95.8%
101 Marshall Islands 95.8%
102 Bahamas 95.6%
103 Mexico 95.6%
104 Suriname 95.6%
105 Colombia 95.3%
106 Equatorial Guinea 95.3%
107 Paraguay 94.9%
108 Brazil 94.7%
109 Jordan 94.4%
110 Malta 94.4%
111 Syria 94.4%
112 Mauritius 94.3%
113 Dominica 94.0%
114 Dominican Republic 94.0%
115 Peru 93.7%
116 Ecuador 93.5%
117 Myanmar 93.5%
118 Zimbabwe 93.2%
119 Sri Lanka 92.7%
120 Lebanon 92.0%
121 South Africa 91.2%
122 Thailand 91.1%
123 Libya 91.0%
124 Eswatini 90.8%
125 Lesotho 90.4%
126 Saint Lucia 90.1%
127 El Salvador 89.8%
128 Micronesia 89.0%
129 Gabon 88.9%
130 Iran 88.9%
131 Botswana 88.5%
132 Cabo Verde 88.5%
133 Honduras 88.3%
134 Jamaica 88.1%
135 Vanuatu 88.0%
136 Belize 87.9%
137 Namibia 87.6%
138 Sao Tome and Principe 87.4%
139 Nicaragua 87.3%
140 Papua New Guinea 87.0%
141 Tunisia 86.3%
142 Guyana 85.6%
143 Iraq 84.1%
144 Solomon Islands 84.1%
145 Guatemala 82.1%
146 Kenya 81.5%
147 Algeria 81.4%
148 Congo 80.3%
149 Egypt 79.5%
150 Bangladesh 79.0%
151 Rwanda 78.8%
152 India 78.2%
153 Tanzania 78.2%
154 Uganda 77.0%
155 Eritrea 76.6%
156 Ghana 76.5%
157 Comoros 75.6%
158 Laos 75.6%
159 Madagascar 74.7%
160 Cameroon 72.6%
161 Togo 72.6%
162 Cambodia 71.9%
163 Zambia 71.8%
164 Burundi 71.3%
165 Nigeria 70.4%
166 Malawi 70.2%
167 Yemen 70.1%
168 Timor-Leste 69.4%
169 Nepal 68.7%
170 DR Congo 68.5%
171 Angola 68.2%
172 Djibouti 68.0%
173 Haiti 68.0%
174 Bhutan 64.9%
175 Morocco 64.3%
176 Guinea-Bissau 63.9%
177 Mozambique 61.7%
178 Sudan 60.7%
179 Ethiopia 60.5%
180 Mauritania 59.5%
181 Pakistan 58.9%
182 Somalia 54.1%
183 Gambia 51.6%
184 Benin 51.4%
185 Senegal 50.4%
186 Côte d'Ivoire 50.0%
187 Liberia 48.3%
188 Sierra Leone 43.6%
189 Central African Republic 42.4%
190 Burkina Faso 41.6%
191 Guinea 39.6%
192 Afghanistan 37.3%
193 Mali 35.6%
194 Niger 35.6%
195 South Sudan 34.5%
196 Chad 30.6%