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

144 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 Republic of Uzbekistan 100.0%
7 Republic of Latvia 99.9%
8 Estonia 99.8%
9 Kazakhstan 99.8%
10 Lithuania 99.8%
11 Poland 99.8%
12 Republic of Cuba 99.8%
13 Republic of Tajikistan 99.8%
14 Ukraine 99.8%
15 Russia 99.7%
16 Slovenia 99.7%
17 Turkmenistan 99.7%
18 Kyrgyz Republic 99.6%
19 Slovak Republic 99.6%
20 Kingdom of Tonga 99.4%
21 Croatia 99.3%
22 Italy 99.2%
23 Argentina 99.1%
24 Cyprus 99.1%
25 Fiji 99.1%
26 Hungary 99.1%
27 Samoa 99.1%
28 Australia 99.0%
29 Belgium 99.0%
30 Canada 99.0%
31 Czech Republic 99.0%
32 Denmark 99.0%
33 France 99.0%
34 Germany 99.0%
35 Iceland 99.0%
36 Ireland 99.0%
37 Japan 99.0%
38 Luxembourg 99.0%
39 Netherlands 99.0%
40 New Zealand 99.0%
41 Sweden 99.0%
42 Switzerland 99.0%
43 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0%
44 United Kingdom 99.0%
45 United States of America 99.0%
46 Romania 98.8%
47 Montenegro 98.7%
48 Uruguay 98.7%
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.5%
50 Taiwan 98.5%
51 Bulgaria 98.4%
52 Mongolia 98.4%
53 Spain 98.4%
54 Serbia 98.3%
55 Jordan 98.2%
56 Philippines 98.2%
57 Republic of Albania 98.1%
58 Austria 98.0%
59 Costa Rica 97.9%
60 Greece 97.9%
61 South Korea 97.9%
62 Israel 97.8%
63 Republic of North Macedonia 97.8%
64 State of Qatar 97.8%
65 Maldives 97.7%
66 Saudi Arabia 97.6%
67 Bahrain 97.5%
68 Singapore 97.3%
69 Brunei 97.2%
70 Palestine 97.2%
71 Venezuela 97.1%
72 China 96.8%
73 Turkey 96.7%
74 Chile 96.4%
75 Kuwait 96.1%
76 Portugal 96.1%
77 Indonesia 96.0%
78 Republic of Panama 95.7%
79 Sultanate of Oman 95.7%
80 Republic of Suriname 95.6%
81 Mexico 95.4%
82 Colombia 95.1%
83 Lebanon 95.1%
84 Vietnam 95.0%
85 Malaysia 94.9%
86 Ecuador 94.4%
87 Malta 94.4%
88 Peru 94.4%
89 Paraguay 94.0%
90 Dominican Republic 93.8%
91 Thailand 93.8%
92 United Arab Emirates 93.8%
93 Brazil 93.2%
94 Sri Lanka 92.6%
95 Bolivia 92.5%
96 Republic of Namibia 91.5%
97 Libya 91.0%
98 Zimbabwe 89.7%
99 El Salvador 89.0%
100 Cooperative Republic of Guyana 88.5%
101 Republic of Botswana 88.5%
102 Jamaica 88.1%
103 Vanuatu 87.5%
104 Honduras 87.2%
105 South Africa 87.0%
106 Republic of Zambia 86.7%
107 Syria 86.4%
108 Iraq 85.6%
109 Iran 85.5%
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 84.7%
111 Solomon Islands 84.1%
112 Nicaragua 82.6%
113 Tunisia 81.8%
114 Guatemala 81.5%
115 Kenya 81.5%
116 Algeria 81.4%
117 Kingdom of Cambodia 80.5%
118 Ghana 79.0%
119 Tanzania 77.9%
120 Republic of Cameroon 77.1%
121 Democratic Republic of the Congo 77.0%
122 Uganda 76.5%
123 Myanmar 75.6%
124 Bangladesh 74.7%
125 India 74.4%
126 Morocco 73.8%
127 Republic of Rwanda 73.2%
128 Egypt 71.2%
129 Nepal 71.2%
130 Angola 71.1%
131 Yemen 70.1%
132 Timor-Leste 68.1%
133 Bhutan 66.6%
134 Papua New Guinea 64.2%
135 Republic of Malawi 62.1%
136 Nigeria 62.0%
137 Haiti 61.7%
138 Republic of Mozambique 60.7%
139 Republic of the Sudan 60.7%
140 Pakistan 59.1%
141 Senegal 51.9%
142 Ethiopia 51.8%
143 Côte d'Ivoire 47.2%
144 Afghanistan 43.2%