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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 95.8% | 2022 |
| #52 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 95.8% | 2021 |
| #53 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 95.6% | 2023 |
| #54 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 95.3% | 2024 |
| #55 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 94.9% | 2024 |
| #56 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 94.8% | 2024 |
| #57 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 94.5% | 2011 |
| #58 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 94.4% | 2024 |
| #59 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 94.4% | 2021 |
| #60 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 94.3% | 2023 |
| #61 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 94.0% | 2024 |
| #62 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 93.9% | 2009 |
| #63 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 93.6% | 2020 |
| #64 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 93.3% | 2011 |
| #65 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 93.2% | 2019 |
| #66 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 92.9% | 2012 |
| #67 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 92.7% | 2024 |
| #68 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 92.0% | 2019 |
| #69 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 91.2% | 2024 |
| #70 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 91.1% | 2019 |
| #71 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 90.8% | 2022 |
| #72 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 88.9% | 2023 |
| #73 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 88.9% | 2021 |
| #74 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 88.5% | 2024 |
| #75 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 88.0% | 2023 |
| #76 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 87.6% | 2023 |
| #77 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 87.4% | 2019 |
| #78 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 87.0% | 2022 |
| #79 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 86.3% | 2023 |
| #80 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 85.6% | 2020 |
| #81 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 84.1% | 2021 |
| #82 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 82.1% | 2024 |
| #83 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 82.0% | 2023 |
| #84 | 🇮🇳 India | 81.7% | 2023 |
| #85 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 79.5% | 2022 |
| #86 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 79.1% | 2021 |
| #87 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 79.0% | 2022 |
| #88 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 78.8% | 2022 |
| #89 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 78.2% | 2022 |
| #90 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 76.5% | 2021 |
| #91 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 76.1% | 2005 |
| #92 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 75.6% | 2021 |
| #93 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 75.1% | 2008 |
| #94 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 74.7% | 2021 |
| #95 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 72.6% | 2022 |
| #96 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 72.6% | 2018 |
| #97 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 71.4% | 2020 |
| #98 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 70.4% | 2024 |
| #99 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 70.2% | 2020 |
| #100 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 68.7% | 2019 |