Literacy Rate by Country
Uzbekistan has the highest literacy rate in the world at 100.0%.
Note: This list uses the latest available data from sources such as The World Factbook. The data is updated regularly.
| 1 |
Uzbekistan
| 100.0% | 2019 |
| 2 |
Andorra
| 100.0% | 2016 |
| 3 |
Ukraine
| 100.0% | 2021 |
| 4 |
Belarus
| 99.9% | 2019 |
| 5 |
Estonia
| 99.9% | 2021 |
| 6 |
Latvia
| 99.9% | 2021 |
| 7 |
San Marino
| 99.9% | 2018 |
| 8 |
Kazakhstan
| 99.8% | 2018 |
| 9 |
Lithuania
| 99.8% | 2021 |
| 10 |
Poland
| 99.8% | 2021 |
| 11 |
Armenia
| 99.8% | 2020 |
| 12 |
Azerbaijan
| 99.8% | 2019 |
| 13 |
Cuba
| 99.7% | 2021 |
| 14 |
Russia
| 99.7% | 2018 |
| 15 |
Kyrgyzstan
| 99.6% | 2018 |
| 16 |
Moldova
| 99.6% | 2021 |
| 17 |
Georgia
| 99.6% | 2019 |
| 18 |
Serbia
| 99.5% | 2019 |
| 19 |
Tonga
| 99.4% | 2021 |
| 20 |
Croatia
| 99.4% | 2021 |
| 21 |
Cyprus
| 99.4% | 2021 |
| 22 |
Mongolia
| 99.2% | 2020 |
| 23 |
Italy
| 99.2% | 2018 |
| 24 |
Fiji
| 99.1% | 2018 |
| 25 |
Samoa
| 99.1% | 2021 |
| 26 |
Hungary
| 99.1% | 2021 |
| 27 |
Montenegro
| 99.0% | 2021 |
| 28 |
Argentina
| 99.0% | 2018 |
| 29 |
Cayman Islands
| 98.9% | 2021 |
| 30 |
Romania
| 98.9% | 2021 |
| 31 |
Uruguay
| 98.8% | 2019 |
| 32 |
Spain
| 98.6% | 2020 |
| 33 |
Albania
| 98.4% | 2021 |
| 34 |
Bulgaria
| 98.4% | 2021 |
| 35 |
Macedonia
| 98.4% | 2020 |
| 36 |
Jordan
| 98.4% | 2021 |
| 37 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 98.1% | 2021 |
| 38 |
United Arab Emirates
| 98.1% | 2021 |
| 39 |
Costa Rica
| 98.0% | 2021 |
| 40 |
South Korea
| 98.0% | 2019 |
| 41 |
Greece
| 97.9% | 2018 |
| 42 |
Maldives
| 97.9% | 2021 |
| 43 |
Aruba
| 97.8% | 2018 |
| 44 |
Brunei
| 97.6% | 2021 |
| 45 |
Saudi Arabia
| 97.6% | 2020 |
| 46 |
Singapore
| 97.5% | 2019 |
| 47 |
Bahrain
| 97.5% | 2018 |
| 48 |
Venezuela
| 97.5% | 2021 |
| 49 |
Macau
| 97.1% | 2021 |
| 50 |
Chile
| 97.0% | 2021 |
| 51 |
China
| 96.8% | 2018 |
| 52 |
Turkey
| 96.7% | 2019 |
| 53 |
Kuwait
| 96.5% | 2020 |
| 54 |
Philippines
| 96.3% | 2019 |
| 55 |
Indonesia
| 96.0% | 2020 |
| 56 |
Seychelles
| 95.9% | 2018 |
| 57 |
Portugal
| 95.9% | 2021 |
| 58 |
Vietnam
| 95.8% | 2019 |
| 59 |
Panama
| 95.7% | 2019 |
| 60 |
Oman
| 95.7% | 2018 |
| 61 |
Colombia
| 95.6% | 2020 |
| 62 |
Dominican Republic
| 95.5% | 2022 |
| 63 |
Mexico
| 95.2% | 2020 |
| 64 |
Lebanon
| 95.1% | 2018 |
| 65 |
South Africa
| 95.0% | 2019 |
| 66 |
Malaysia
| 95.0% | 2019 |
| 67 |
Suriname
| 95.0% | 2021 |
| 68 |
Malta
| 94.9% | 2021 |
| 69 |
Sao Tome and Principe
| 94.8% | 2021 |
| 70 |
Brazil
| 94.7% | 2022 |
| 71 |
Paraguay
| 94.5% | 2020 |
| 72 |
Peru
| 94.5% | 2020 |
| 73 |
Thailand
| 94.1% | 2021 |
| 74 |
Ecuador
| 93.9% | 2022 |
| 75 |
Qatar
| 93.5% | 2017 |
| 76 |
Puerto Rico
| 92.4% | 2021 |
| 77 |
Namibia
| 92.3% | 2021 |
| 78 |
Sri Lanka
| 92.3% | 2019 |
| 79 |
Mauritius
| 92.2% | 2021 |
| 80 |
Cabo Verde
| 90.8% | 2021 |
| 81 |
Cote d'Ivoire
| 89.9% | 2019 |
| 82 |
Zimbabwe
| 89.7% | 2021 |
| 83 |
Vanuatu
| 89.1% | 2021 |
| 84 |
El Salvador
| 89.1% | 2019 |
| 85 |
Burma
| 89.1% | 2019 |
| 86 |
Guyana
| 88.8% | 2021 |
| 87 |
Iran
| 88.7% | 2021 |
| 88 |
Honduras
| 88.5% | 2019 |
| 89 |
Swaziland
| 88.4% | 2018 |
| 90 |
Laos
| 87.1% | 2021 |
| 91 |
Zambia
| 86.7% | 2018 |
| 92 |
Gabon
| 85.5% | 2021 |
| 93 |
Cambodia
| 83.9% | 2021 |
| 94 |
Guatemala
| 83.3% | 2021 |
| 95 |
Tunisia
| 82.7% | 2021 |
| 96 |
Kenya
| 82.6% | 2021 |
| 97 |
Tanzania
| 81.8% | 2021 |
| 98 |
Algeria
| 81.4% | 2018 |
| 99 |
Lesotho
| 81.0% | 2021 |
| 100 |
Republic of the Congo
| 80.6% | 2021 |
| 101 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 80.0% | 2021 |
| 102 |
Ghana
| 79.0% | 2018 |
| 103 |
Uganda
| 79.0% | 2021 |
| 104 |
Madagascar
| 77.3% | 2021 |
| 105 |
Cameroon
| 77.1% | 2018 |
| 106 |
Eritrea
| 76.6% | 2018 |
| 107 |
Morocco
| 75.9% | 2021 |
| 108 |
Rwanda
| 75.9% | 2021 |
| 109 |
Bangladesh
| 74.9% | 2020 |
| 110 |
Burundi
| 74.7% | 2021 |
| 111 |
India
| 74.4% | 2018 |
| 112 |
Egypt
| 73.1% | 2021 |
| 113 |
Nepal
| 71.2% | 2021 |
| 114 |
Bhutan
| 70.9% | 2021 |
| 115 |
Timor-Leste
| 68.1% | 2018 |
| 116 |
Malawi
| 67.3% | 2021 |
| 117 |
Mauritania
| 67.0% | 2021 |
| 118 |
Togo
| 66.5% | 2019 |
| 119 |
Mozambique
| 63.4% | 2021 |
| 120 |
Comoros
| 62.0% | 2021 |
| 121 |
Nigeria
| 62.0% | 2018 |
| 122 |
Haiti
| 61.7% | 2016 |
| 123 |
Sudan
| 60.7% | 2018 |
| 124 |
Gambia
| 58.1% | 2021 |
| 125 |
Pakistan
| 58.0% | 2019 |
| 126 |
Senegal
| 56.3% | 2021 |
| 127 |
Guinea-Bissau
| 52.9% | 2021 |
| 128 |
Ethiopia
| 51.8% | 2017 |
| 129 |
Iraq
| 50.1% | 2018 |
| 130 |
Sierra Leone
| 48.6% | 2022 |
| 131 |
Liberia
| 48.3% | 2017 |
| 132 |
Burkina Faso
| 46.0% | 2021 |
| 133 |
Benin
| 45.8% | 2021 |
| 134 |
Guinea
| 45.3% | 2021 |
| 135 |
Central African Republic
| 37.5% | 2020 |
| 136 |
Niger
| 37.3% | 2018 |
| 137 |
Afghanistan
| 37.3% | 2021 |
| 138 |
Mali
| 35.5% | 2018 |
| 139 |
Chad
| 26.8% | 2021 |
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