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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 🇸🇲 San Marino 99.9% 2022
#6 🇪🇪 Estonia 99.9% 2011
#7 🇧🇾 Belarus 99.9% 2019
#8 🇦🇲 Armenia 99.8% 2023
#9 🇵🇼 Palau 99.8% 2020
#10 🇱🇹 Lithuania 99.8% 2011
#11 🇪🇸 Spain 99.7% 2021
#12 🇬🇪 Georgia 99.7% 2024
#13 🇮🇹 Italy 99.4% 2019
#14 🇷🇸 Serbia 99.3% 2022
#15 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 99.2% 2009
#16 🇷🇴 Romania 99.2% 2021
#17 🇺🇾 Uruguay 98.9% 2024
#18 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 98.9% 2007
#19 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 98.8% 2024
#20 🇨🇾 Cyprus 98.7% 2011
#21 🇲🇳 Mongolia 98.6% 2023
#22 🇰🇮 Kiribati 98.6% 2020
#23 🇲🇪 Montenegro 98.5% 2018
#24 🇵🇭 Philippines 98.5% 2020
#25 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 98.4% 2011
#26 🇲🇻 Maldives 98.2% 2019
#27 🇼🇸 Samoa 98.0% 2019
#28 🇰🇷 South Korea 98.0% 2008
#29 🇵🇸 Palestine 97.9% 2024
#30 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 97.9% 2024
#31 🇧🇭 Bahrain 97.8% 2024
#32 🇶🇦 Qatar 97.8% 2014
#33 🇦🇱 Albania 97.7% 2023
#34 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 97.4% 2011
#35 🇴🇲 Oman 97.3% 2022
#36 🇹🇷 Turkey 97.3% 2021
#37 🇻🇪 Venezuela 97.2% 2017
#38 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.0% 2013
#39 🇦🇼 Aruba 96.8% 2010
#40 🇨🇳 China 96.7% 2020
#41 🇳🇷 Nauru 96.6% 2023
#42 🇲🇴 Macau 96.5% 2016
#43 🇰🇼 Kuwait 96.5% 2020
#44 🇨🇱 Chile 96.4% 2017
#45 🇪🇨 Ecuador 96.3% 2022
#46 🇵🇦 Panama 96.2% 2024
#47 🇻🇳 Vietnam 96.1% 2022
#48 🇧🇳 Brunei 96.1% 2011
#49 🇮🇩 Indonesia 96.0% 2020
#50 🇲🇽 Mexico 95.9% 2025