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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 |