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.
| Rank | Country | Literacy Rate (%) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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