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🏆 COUNTRIES RANKED BY LITERACY RATE
Countries ranked by adult literacy rate — the percentage of the population aged 15+ who can read and write.
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 100.0% | 2008 |
| #2 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2009 |
| #3 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2022 |
| #4 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2022 |
| #5 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 99.9% | 2011 |
| #6 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 99.9% | 2019 |
| #7 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 99.8% | 2023 |
| #8 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 99.7% | 2024 |
| #9 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 99.4% | 2019 |
| #10 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 99.3% | 2022 |
| #11 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 99.2% | 2009 |
| #12 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 99.2% | 2021 |
| #13 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 98.9% | 2024 |
| #14 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 98.9% | 2007 |
| #15 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 98.6% | 2023 |
| #16 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 98.6% | 2020 |
| #17 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 98.5% | 2020 |
| #18 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 98.2% | 2019 |
| #19 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 98.0% | 2019 |
| #20 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 97.9% | 2024 |
| #21 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 97.9% | 2024 |
| #22 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 97.8% | 2024 |
| #23 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 97.7% | 2023 |
| #24 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 97.4% | 2011 |
| #25 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 97.3% | 2022 |
| #26 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 97.3% | 2021 |
| #27 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 97.2% | 2017 |
| #28 | 🇨🇳 China | 96.7% | 2020 |
| #29 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 96.6% | 2023 |
| #30 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 96.4% | 2017 |
| #31 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 96.3% | 2022 |
| #32 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 96.1% | 2022 |
| #33 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 96.0% | 2020 |
| #34 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 95.9% | 2025 |
| #35 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 95.8% | 2022 |
| #36 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 95.6% | 2023 |
| #37 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 95.3% | 2024 |
| #38 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 94.9% | 2024 |
| #39 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 94.8% | 2024 |
| #40 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 94.5% | 2011 |
| #41 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 94.4% | 2021 |
| #42 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 94.3% | 2023 |
| #43 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 93.9% | 2009 |
| #44 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 93.6% | 2020 |
| #45 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 93.3% | 2011 |
| #46 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 93.2% | 2019 |
| #47 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 92.9% | 2012 |
| #48 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 92.0% | 2019 |
| #49 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 91.2% | 2024 |
| #50 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 91.1% | 2019 |