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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #101 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.5% | 2023 |
| #102 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 68.0% | 2017 |
| #103 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 66.2% | 2015 |
| #104 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 64.9% | 2022 |
| #105 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 64.7% | 2008 |
| #106 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 64.3% | 2014 |
| #107 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 61.7% | 2022 |
| #108 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 60.5% | 2022 |
| #109 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 59.5% | 2020 |
| #110 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 58.9% | 2021 |
| #111 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 54.1% | 2022 |
| #112 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 53.5% | 2008 |
| #113 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 51.6% | 2021 |
| #114 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 51.4% | 2022 |
| #115 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 50.4% | 2023 |
| #116 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 43.6% | 2019 |
| #117 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 42.4% | 2019 |
| #118 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 41.4% | 2023 |
| #119 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 39.6% | 2018 |
| #120 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 37.3% | 2021 |
| #121 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 35.6% | 2022 |
| #122 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 35.5% | 2018 |