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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 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 90.8% | 2022 |
| #52 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 88.9% | 2023 |
| #53 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 88.9% | 2021 |
| #54 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 88.0% | 2023 |
| #55 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 87.6% | 2023 |
| #56 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 86.3% | 2023 |
| #57 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 85.6% | 2020 |
| #58 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 82.0% | 2023 |
| #59 | 🇮🇳 India | 81.7% | 2023 |
| #60 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 79.5% | 2022 |
| #61 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 79.1% | 2021 |
| #62 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 79.0% | 2022 |
| #63 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 78.8% | 2022 |
| #64 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 78.2% | 2022 |
| #65 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 76.5% | 2021 |
| #66 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 76.1% | 2005 |
| #67 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 75.1% | 2008 |
| #68 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 74.7% | 2021 |
| #69 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 72.6% | 2022 |
| #70 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 72.6% | 2018 |
| #71 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 71.4% | 2020 |
| #72 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 70.4% | 2024 |
| #73 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 70.2% | 2020 |
| #74 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 68.7% | 2019 |
| #75 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 66.2% | 2015 |
| #76 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 64.9% | 2022 |
| #77 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 64.7% | 2008 |
| #78 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 64.3% | 2014 |
| #79 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 61.7% | 2022 |
| #80 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 60.5% | 2022 |
| #81 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 59.5% | 2020 |
| #82 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 58.9% | 2021 |
| #83 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 54.1% | 2022 |
| #84 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 53.5% | 2008 |
| #85 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 51.6% | 2021 |
| #86 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 50.4% | 2023 |
| #87 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 43.6% | 2019 |
| #88 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 41.4% | 2023 |
| #89 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 39.6% | 2018 |
| #90 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 37.3% | 2021 |
| #91 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 35.6% | 2022 |
| #92 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 35.5% | 2018 |