List of countries by literacy rate

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

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.

CountryYouth
(15 to 24)		Adult
(25+)		Elderly
(65+)		Youth Gender
Parity Index
RateYearRateYearRateYearRateYear
 Afghanistan *47.0201131.7201120.320110.52011
 Albania *99.2201297.2201286.920121.02012
 Algeria *93.8200875.1200819.520081.02008
 American Samoa *97.7198097.3198092.719801.01980
 Andorra *
 Angola *77.4201466.0201427.020140.82014
 Anguilla *99.1198495.4198488.019841.01984
 Antigua and Barbuda *98.92015
 Argentina *99.5201699.1201697.920161.02016
 Armenia *99.8201199.7201198.920111.02011
 Aruba *99.1201096.8201088.920101.02010
 Australia *
 Austria *
 Azerbaijan *99.9201699.8201698.420161.02016
 Bahamas
 Bahrain *97.0200186.5200142.320011.02001
 Bangladesh *94.9201974.7201939.420191.032019
 Barbados *99.9201499.6201498.520141.02014
 Belarus *99.8200999.6200998.620091.02009
 Belgium *
 Belize *77.6199170.3199144.819911.01991
 Benin *52.5201232.920127.020120.62012
 Bermuda *
 Bhutan *87.3201257.0201214.920120.92012
 Bolivia *99.4201592.5201567.520151.02015
 Bonaire
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *99.7201397.0201386.020131.02013
 Botswana *97.7201487.7201440.720141.02014
 Brazil *99.0201592.0201574.320151.02015
 British Virgin Islands *
 Brunei *99.4201196.1201161.620111.02011
 Bulgaria *97.9201198.4201197.520111.02011
 Burkina Faso *50.1201434.620148.420140.82014
 Burundi *79.6201461.6201424.920140.92014
 Cape Verde *98.1201586.8201536.820151.02015
 Cambodia *92.2201580.5201553.120151.02015
 Cameroon *80.6201071.3201026.120100.92010
 Canada *
 Cayman Islands *98.9200798.9200794.720071.02007
 Central African Republic *36.4201036.8201035.720100.62010
 Chad *30.8201622.320167.020160.62016
 Chile *99.4201596.9201589.920151.02015
 China *99.8[4]201896.8[5]201873.920101.0[6]2018
 Hong Kong *
 Macau *99.8201696.5201681.220161.02016
 Colombia *98.7201694.7201681.420161.02016
 Comoros *71.6201249.2201212.820120.92012
 Congo *80.9201179.3201173.120110.92011
 DR Congo *85.0201677.0201648.020160.92016
 Cook Islands *
 Costa Rica *99.1201197.4201190.420111.02011
 Ivory Coast *53.0201443.9201418.020140.82014
 Croatia *99.7201199.1201197.120111.02011
 Cuba *99.9201299.8201299.220121.02012
 Curaçao
 Cyprus *99.8201198.7201193.820111.02011
 Czech Republic *
 Denmark *
 Djibouti *
 Dominica *
 Dominican Republic *98.8201693.8201679.820161.02016
 Ecuador *99.1201694.4201677.720161.02016
 Egypt *93.9201771.2201743.220131.02017
 El Salvador *98.0201688.5201765.720161.02016
 Equatorial Guinea *98.2201495.0201467.220141.02014
 Eritrea *87.0200864.7200820.920080.92008
 Estonia *99.9201199.9201199.720111.02011
 Eswatini *93.5201083.1201045.220101.02010
 Ethiopia *55.0200739.0200713.620070.72007
 Faroe Islands *
 Falkland Islands *
 Fiji *
 Finland *
 France *
 French Guiana *91.3198282.9198269.71982
 French Polynesia *
 Gabon *88.5201282.3201260.620121.02012
 Gambia *60.8201342.0201310.420130.92013
 Georgia *99.7201499.6201499.120141.02014
 Germany *
 Ghana *85.7201071.5201034.920100.92010
 Gibraltar *
 Greece *98.8201197.4201192.520111.02011
 Greenland *[7]100.020151.02015
 Grenada *99.2201498.6201496.220141.02014
 Guadeloupe *99.8201496.0201482.920141.02014
 Guam *99.9199099.4199095.919901.01990
 Guatemala *94.4201481.3201450.720141.02014
 Guinea *46.3201432.0201413.120140.72014
 Guinea-Bissau *60.4201445.6201419.520140.72014
 Guyana *96.7201485.6201449.920141.02014
 Haiti *72.3200648.720068.520060.92006
 Holy See
 Honduras *96.1201689.0201666.320161.02016
 Hungary *98.8201499.1201499.120141.02014
 Iceland *
 India *95.7201875.4201845.420180.972018
 Indonesia *99.7201695.4201670.120161.02016
 Iran *98.1201685.5201636.820161.02016
 Iraq *93.5201785.6201720.420130.92013
 Ireland *
 Isle of Man *
 Israel *98.6198391.8198379.819831.01983
 Italy *99.9201198.8201196.720111.02011
 Jamaica *96.3201488.1201466.620141.12014
 Japan *
 Jordan *99.1201297.9201287.720121.02012
 Kazakhstan *99.9201099.8201099.520101.02010
 Kenya *86.5201478.7201454.020141.02014
 Kiribati *
 North Korea *100.02008100.02008100.020081.02008
 South Korea *
 Kuwait *99.2201796.1201869.520151.02017
 Kyrgyzstan *99.8200999.2200992.520091.02009
 Laos *92.5201584.7201558.620151.02015
 Latvia *99.8201199.9201199.920111.02011
 Lebanon *99.2200991.2200960.220091.02009
 Lesotho *86.6201476.6201451.420141.22014
 Liberia *49.1200742.9200732.820070.62007
 Libya *99.6200486.1200424.220041.02004
 Liechtenstein *
 Lithuania *99.9201199.8201199.820111.02011
 Luxembourg *
 Madagascar *76.8201271.6201249.420121.02012
 Malawi *72.9201562.1201535.120151.02015
 Malaysia *98.2200189.5200147.120011.02001
 Maldives *99.3201498.6201492.820141.02014
 Mali *49.4201533.1201513.620150.62015
 Malta *98.9201193.3201185.820111.02011
 Marshall Islands *98.5201198.3201189.420111.02011
 Martinique99.8201496.9201488.120141.02014
 Mauritania *56.1200745.5200726.620070.72007
 Mauritius *98.1201193.2201664.620111.02011
 Mayotte
 Mexico *99.1201694.9201678.920161.02016
 Micronesia *
 Monaco *
 Mongolia *98.5201098.3201094.620101.02010
 Montenegro *99.2201198.4201193.920111.02011
 Montserrat *
 Morocco *97.7[8]201873.8[8]201834.1[8]20180.99[9]2018
 Mozambique *70.5201556.0201526.020150.82015
 Myanmar *84.8201675.6201658.220161.02016
 Namibia *94.4201188.3201156.720111.02011
 Nauru *
 Nepal *84.8201168201820.820110.92011
 Netherlands *
 New Caledonia99.2201497.8201490.620141.02014
 New Zealand *
 Nicaragua *87.0200578.0200549.220051.02005
 Niger *39.8201230.6201213.720120.72012
 Nigeria *66.4200851.1200821.620080.82008
 Niue *
 North Macedonia *98.7200296.1200282.520021.02002
 Northern Mariana Islands *
 Norway *
 Oman *98.7201796.1201741.920161.02017
 Pakistan *74.5201759.1201727.120170.832017
 Palau *98.7201596.6201584.720151.02015
 Palestine *99.4201696.9201663.920161.02016
 Panama *97.6201094.1201080.920101.02010
 Papua New Guinea *67.9201061.6201033.020101.12010
 Paraguay *98.5201694.7201677.820161.02016
 Peru *98.9201694.1201777.720161.02016
 Philippines *98.1201396.4201390.120131.02013
 Pitcairn Islands
 Poland *99.8200898.7200893.020081.02008
 Portugal *99.4201194.5201180.520111.02011
 Puerto Rico *98.8201092.4201784.520101.02010
 Qatar *95.9200489.0200441.020041.02004
 Moldova *99.5201299.1201295.820121.02012
 Romania *99.0201198.6201196.820111.02011
 Russia *99.7201099.7201099.220101.02010
 Rwanda *85.1201470.8201424.320141.02014
 Réunion95.7198278.6198242.019821.01982
 Saint Helena *96.01998
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *
 Saint Lucia *
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon99.5198299.3198298.519821.01982
 Saint Martin
 Samoa *99.2201199.0201196.320111.02011
 San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe *96.7201290.1201249.620121.02012
 Saudi Arabia *99.2201394.4201351.420131.02013
 Senegal *69.5201751.9201721.520130.82017
 Serbia *99.7201698.8201696.620161.02016
 Seychelles99.0201094.0201071.520101.02010
 Sierra Leone *57.0201332.420133.720130.82013
 Singapore *99.9201697.0201684.020151.02016
 Sint Maarten
 Slovakia *
 Slovenia *99.8201499.7201499.320141.02014
 Solomon Islands *76.61999
 Somalia *
 South Africa *99.0201594.4201572.120151.02015
 South Sudan *36.7200826.8200811.020080.72008
 Spain *99.6201698.3201694.720161.02016
 Sri Lanka *98.9201791.9201781.020161.02017
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *98.0197095.6197091.019701.01970
 Sudan *65.8200853.5200824.320080.92008
 Suriname *97.7201292.9201276.020121.02012
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 Sweden *
 Switzerland *
 Syria *92.5200480.8200439.020041.02004
 Tajikistan *99.9201499.8201498.120141.02014
 Tanzania *85.8201577.9201543.520151.02015
 Thailand *98.1201592.9201578.720151.02015
 East Timor *79.5201058.3201011.220101.02010
 Togo *84.3201563.7201520.420150.92015
 Tokelau *
 Tonga *99.4201199.4201198.920111.02011
 Trinidad and Tobago *99.3199096.9199082.819901.01990
 Tunisia *96.2201479.0201439.820141.02014
 Turkey *99.6201696.2201688.120161.02016
 Turkmenistan *99.8201499.7201497.620141.02014
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu *
 Uganda *83.7201270.2201236.120121.02012
 Ukraine *100.02012100.02012100.020121.02012
 United Arab Emirates *95.0200590.0200542.120051.02005
 United Kingdom *
 United States *
 U.S. Virgin Islands *
 Uruguay *98.9201798.6201797.120161.02017
 Uzbekistan *100.02016100.0201699.820161.02016
 Vanuatu *95.3201484.7201444.220141.02014
 Venezuela *98.8201697.1201688.120161.02016
 Vietnam *97.1200995.8201976.920091.02009
 Wallis and Futuna
 Western Sahara
 Yemen *77.0200454.1200413.720040.72004
 Zambia *88.7201083.0201052.320100.92010
 Zimbabwe *90.4201488.7201481.120141.12014

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country Literacy rate[10][11]
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
 Bahamas96.0% 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[12]
 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 *95.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 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 Marino99.9% 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
 Seychelles95.9% 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
TerritoryLiteracy rate (all)Male literacyFemale literacyGender differenceYearNotes
 Aruba97.5%97.5%97.5%0.0%2015[1]A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 Cayman Islands98.9%98.7%99.0%-0.3%2007[1]An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
 Guadeloupe96.5%96.4%96.6%-0.2%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 Guam99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015[1]An unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
 Kosovo91.9%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.
 Macau96.2%98.0%94.6%3.4%2015[1]A special administrative region of China.
 Martinique97.0%97.6%96.4%1.2%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 New Caledonia96.9%97.3%96.5%0.8%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 Puerto Rico93.3%92.8%93.8%-1.0%2015[1]Unincorporated territory of the United States.
 Réunion93.9%93.2%94.5%-1.3%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.

See also

Notes

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