World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over

This is a list of countries by literacy rate.

The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015).[1] Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia, West Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, and women represent almost two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally.[2]

List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity

Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions:[3]

Youth: Percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Adult: Percentage of the population aged 25 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Elderly: Percentage of the population aged 65 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.

Gender Parity Index (GPI): The gender parity index (GPI) of the youth literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 to 24 years. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity.

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

CountryYouth
(15 to 24)		Adult
(25+)		Elderly
(65+)		Youth Gender
Parity Index
RateYearRateYearRateYearRateYear
 Afghanistan *47.0201131.7201120.320110.52011
 Albania *99.2201297.2201286.920121.02012
 Algeria *93.8200875.1200819.520081.02008
 American Samoa *97.7198097.3198092.719801.01980
 Andorra *
 Angola *77.4201466.0201427.020140.82014
 Anguilla *99.1198495.4198488.019841.01984
 Antigua and Barbuda *98.92015
 Argentina *99.5201699.1201697.920161.02016
 Armenia *99.8201199.7201198.920111.02011
 Aruba *99.1201096.8201088.920101.02010
 Australia *
 Austria *
 Azerbaijan *99.9201699.8201698.420161.02016
 Bahamas
 Bahrain *97.0200186.5200142.320011.02001
 Bangladesh *94.9201974.7201939.420191.032019
 Barbados *99.9201499.6201498.520141.02014
 Belarus *99.8200999.6200998.620091.02009
 Belgium *
 Belize *77.6199170.3199144.819911.01991
 Benin *52.5201232.920127.020120.62012
 Bermuda *
 Bhutan *87.3201257.0201214.920120.92012
 Bolivia *99.4201592.5201567.520151.02015
 Bonaire
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *99.7201397.0201386.020131.02013
 Botswana *97.7201487.7201440.720141.02014
 Brazil *99.0201592.0201574.320151.02015
 British Virgin Islands *
 Brunei *99.4201196.1201161.620111.02011
 Bulgaria *97.9201198.4201197.520111.02011
 Burkina Faso *50.1201434.620148.420140.82014
 Burundi *79.6201461.6201424.920140.92014
 Cape Verde *98.1201586.8201536.820151.02015
 Cambodia *92.2201580.5201553.120151.02015
 Cameroon *80.6201071.3201026.120100.92010
 Canada *
 Cayman Islands *98.9200798.9200794.720071.02007
 Central African Republic *36.4201036.8201035.720100.62010
 Chad *30.8201622.320167.020160.62016
 Chile *99.4201596.9201589.920151.02015
 China *99.8[4]201896.8[5]201873.920101.0[6]2018
 Hong Kong *
 Macau *99.8201696.5201681.220161.02016
 Colombia *98.7201694.7201681.420161.02016
 Comoros *71.6201249.2201212.820120.92012
 Congo *80.9201179.3201173.120110.92011
 DR Congo *85.0201677.0201648.020160.92016
 Cook Islands *
 Costa Rica *99.1201197.4201190.420111.02011
 Ivory Coast *53.0201443.9201418.020140.82014
 Croatia *99.7201199.1201197.120111.02011
 Cuba *99.9201299.8201299.220121.02012
 Curaçao
 Cyprus *99.8201198.7201193.820111.02011
 Czech Republic *
 Denmark *
 Djibouti *
 Dominica *
 Dominican Republic *98.8201693.8201679.820161.02016
 Ecuador *99.1201694.4201677.720161.02016
 Egypt *93.9201771.2201743.220131.02017
 El Salvador *98.0201688.5201765.720161.02016
 Equatorial Guinea *98.2201495.0201467.220141.02014
 Eritrea *87.0200864.7200820.920080.92008
 Estonia *99.9201199.9201199.720111.02011
 Eswatini *93.5201083.1201045.220101.02010
 Ethiopia *55.0200739.0200713.620070.72007
 Faroe Islands *
 Falkland Islands *
 Fiji *
 Finland *
 France *
 French Guiana *91.3198282.9198269.71982
 French Polynesia *
 Gabon *88.5201282.3201260.620121.02012
 Gambia *60.8201342.0201310.420130.92013
 Georgia *99.7201499.6201499.120141.02014
 Germany *
 Ghana *85.7201071.5201034.920100.92010
 Gibraltar *
 Greece *98.8201197.4201192.520111.02011
 Greenland *[7]100.020151.02015
 Grenada *99.2201498.6201496.220141.02014
 Guadeloupe *99.8201496.0201482.920141.02014
 Guam *99.9199099.4199095.919901.01990
 Guatemala *94.4201481.3201450.720141.02014
 Guinea *46.3201432.0201413.120140.72014
 Guinea-Bissau *60.4201445.6201419.520140.72014
 Guyana *96.7201485.6201449.920141.02014
 Haiti *72.3200648.720068.520060.92006
 Holy See
 Honduras *96.1201689.0201666.320161.02016
 Hungary *98.8201499.1201499.120141.02014
 Iceland *
 India *95.7201875.4201845.420180.972018
 Indonesia *99.7201695.4201670.120161.02016
 Iran *98.1201685.5201636.820161.02016
 Iraq *93.5201785.6201720.420130.92013
 Ireland *
 Isle of Man *
 Israel *98.6198391.8198379.819831.01983
 Italy *99.9201198.8201196.720111.02011
 Jamaica *96.3201488.1201466.620141.12014
 Japan *
 Jordan *99.1201297.9201287.720121.02012
 Kazakhstan *99.9201099.8201099.520101.02010
 Kenya *86.5201478.7201454.020141.02014
 Kiribati *
 North Korea *100.02008100.02008100.020081.02008
 South Korea *
 Kuwait *99.2201796.1201869.520151.02017
 Kyrgyzstan *99.8200999.2200992.520091.02009
 Laos *92.5201584.7201558.620151.02015
 Latvia *99.8201199.9201199.920111.02011
 Lebanon *99.2200991.2200960.220091.02009
 Lesotho *86.6201476.6201451.420141.22014
 Liberia *49.1200742.9200732.820070.62007
 Libya *99.6200486.1200424.220041.02004
 Liechtenstein *
 Lithuania *99.9201199.8201199.820111.02011
 Luxembourg *
 Madagascar *76.8201271.6201249.420121.02012
 Malawi *72.9201562.1201535.120151.02015
 Malaysia *98.2200189.5200147.120011.02001
 Maldives *99.3201498.6201492.820141.02014
 Mali *49.4201533.1201513.620150.62015
 Malta *98.9201193.3201185.820111.02011
 Marshall Islands *98.5201198.3201189.420111.02011
 Martinique99.8201496.9201488.120141.02014
 Mauritania *56.1200745.5200726.620070.72007
 Mauritius *98.1201193.2201664.620111.02011
 Mayotte
 Mexico *99.1201694.9201678.920161.02016
 Micronesia *
 Monaco *
 Mongolia *98.5201098.3201094.620101.02010
 Montenegro *99.2201198.4201193.920111.02011
 Montserrat *
 Morocco *97.7[8]201873.8[8]201834.1[8]20180.99[9]2018
 Mozambique *70.5201556.0201526.020150.82015
 Myanmar *84.8201675.6201658.220161.02016
 Namibia *94.4201188.3201156.720111.02011
 Nauru *
 Nepal *84.8201168201820.820110.92011
 Netherlands *
 New Caledonia99.2201497.8201490.620141.02014
 New Zealand *
 Nicaragua *87.0200578.0200549.220051.02005
 Niger *39.8201230.6201213.720120.72012
 Nigeria *66.4200851.1200821.620080.82008
 Niue *
 North Macedonia *98.7200296.1200282.520021.02002
 Northern Mariana Islands *
 Norway *
 Oman *98.7201796.1201741.920161.02017
 Pakistan *74.5201759.1201727.120170.832017
 Palau *98.7201596.6201584.720151.02015
 Palestine *99.4201696.9201663.920161.02016
 Panama *97.6201094.1201080.920101.02010
 Papua New Guinea *67.9201061.6201033.020101.12010
 Paraguay *98.5201694.7201677.820161.02016
 Peru *98.9201694.1201777.720161.02016
 Philippines *98.1201396.4201390.120131.02013
 Pitcairn Islands
 Poland *99.8200898.7200893.020081.02008
 Portugal *99.4201194.5201180.520111.02011
 Puerto Rico *98.8201092.4201784.520101.02010
 Qatar *95.9200489.0200441.020041.02004
 Moldova *99.5201299.1201295.820121.02012
 Romania *99.0201198.6201196.820111.02011
 Russia *99.7201099.7201099.220101.02010
 Rwanda *85.1201470.8201424.320141.02014
 Réunion95.7198278.6198242.019821.01982
 Saint Helena *96.01998
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *
 Saint Lucia *
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon99.5198299.3198298.519821.01982
 Saint Martin
 Samoa *99.2201199.0201196.320111.02011
 San Marino *
 São Tomé and Príncipe *96.7201290.1201249.620121.02012
 Saudi Arabia *99.2201394.4201351.420131.02013
 Senegal *69.5201751.9201721.520130.82017
 Serbia *99.7201698.8201696.620161.02016
 Seychelles99.0201094.0201071.520101.02010
 Sierra Leone *57.0201332.420133.720130.82013
 Singapore *99.9201697.0201684.020151.02016
 Sint Maarten
 Slovakia *
 Slovenia *99.8201499.7201499.320141.02014
 Solomon Islands *76.61999
 Somalia *
 South Africa *99.0201594.4201572.120151.02015
 South Sudan *36.7200826.8200811.020080.72008
 Spain *99.6201698.3201694.720161.02016
 Sri Lanka *98.9201791.9201781.020161.02017
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *98.0197095.6197091.019701.01970
 Sudan *65.8200853.5200824.320080.92008
 Suriname *97.7201292.9201276.020121.02012
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 Sweden *
 Switzerland *
 Syria *92.5200480.8200439.020041.02004
 Tajikistan *99.9201499.8201498.120141.02014
 Tanzania *85.8201577.9201543.520151.02015
 Thailand *98.1201592.9201578.720151.02015
 East Timor *79.5201058.3201011.220101.02010
 Togo *84.3201563.7201520.420150.92015
 Tokelau *
 Tonga *99.4201199.4201198.920111.02011
 Trinidad and Tobago *99.3199096.9199082.819901.01990
 Tunisia *96.2201479.0201439.820141.02014
 Turkey *99.6201696.2201688.120161.02016
 Turkmenistan *99.8201499.7201497.620141.02014
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu *
 Uganda *83.7201270.2201236.120121.02012
 Ukraine *100.02012100.02012100.020121.02012
 United Arab Emirates *95.0200590.0200542.120051.02005
 United Kingdom *
 United States *
 U.S. Virgin Islands *
 Uruguay *98.9201798.6201797.120161.02017
 Uzbekistan *100.02016100.0201699.820161.02016
 Vanuatu *95.3201484.7201444.220141.02014
 Venezuela *98.8201697.1201688.120161.02016
 Vietnam *97.1200995.8201976.920091.02009
 Wallis and Futuna
 Western Sahara
 Yemen *77.0200454.1200413.720040.72004
 Zambia *88.7201083.0201052.320100.92010
 Zimbabwe *90.4201488.7201481.120141.12014

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

* indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country Literacy rate[10][11]
Total Male Female Gender Gap Year
 Afghanistan *37.3% 52.1% 22.6% 29.5% 2021
 Albania *98.1% 98.5% 97.8% 0.7% 2018
 Algeria *81.4% 87.4% 75.3% 12.1% 2018
 Andorra *100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 2016
 Angola *71.1% 82.0% 60.7% 21.3% 2015
 Antigua and Barbuda *99.0% 98.4% 99.4% 1.0% 2015
 Argentina *99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 0.2% 2018
 Armenia *99.8% 99.8% 99.7% 0.1% 2020
 Australia *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Austria *98.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Azerbaijan *99.8% 99.9% 99.7% 0.2% 2019
 Bahamas96.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Bahrain *97.5% 99.9% 94.9% 5.0% 2018
 Bangladesh *74.66% 76.56% 72.82% 3.72% 2022[12]
 Barbados *99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 0.0% 2014
 Belarus *99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 0.0% 2019
 Belgium *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Belize *83.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Benin *42.4% 54.0% 31.1% 22.9% 2018
 Bhutan *66.6% 75.0% 57.1% 17.9% 2017
 Bolivia *92.5% 96.5% 88.6% 7.9% 2015
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *98.5% 99.5% 97.5% 2.0% 2015
 Botswana *88.5% 88.0% 88.9% 0.9% 2015
 Brazil *93.2% 93.0% 93.4% 0.4% 2018
 Brunei *97.2% 98.1% 93.4% 4.7% 2018
 Bulgaria *98.4% 98.7% 98.1% 0.6% 2015
 Burkina Faso *39.3% 49.2% 31.0% 18.2% 2018
 Burundi *68.4% 76.3% 61.2% 15.1% 2017
 Cape Verde *86.8% 91.7% 82.0% 9.7% 2015
 Cambodia *80.5% 86.5% 75.0% 11.5% 2015
 Cameroon *77.1% 82.6% 71.6% 11.0% 2018
 Canada *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Central African Republic *37.4% 49.5% 25.8% 23.7% 2018
 Chad *22.3% 31.3% 14.0% 17.3% 2016
 Chile *96.3% 96.3% 96.3% 0.0% 2017
 China *96.8% 98.5% 95.2% 3.3% 2018
 Colombia *95.6% 95.4% 95.9% 0.5% 2020
 Comoros *58.8% 64.6% 53.0% 11.6% 2018
 Congo *80.3% 86.1% 74.6% 11.5% 2018
 DR Congo *77.0% 88.5% 66.5% 22.0% 2016
 Costa Rica *97.9% 97.8% 97.9% 0.1% 2018
 Ivory Coast *89.9% 93.1% 86.7% 6.4% 2019
 Croatia *99.3% 99.7% 98.9% 0.8% 2015
 Cuba *99.8% 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% 2015
 Cyprus *99.1% 99.5% 98.7% 0.8% 2015
 Czech Republic *99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 0.0% 2011
 Denmark *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Djibouti *N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Dominica *92.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Dominican Republic *93.8% 93.8% 93.8% 0.0% 2016
 Ecuador *93.6% 94.8% 92.5% 2.3% 2020
 Egypt *71.2% 76.5% 65.5% 11.0% 2017
 El Salvador *89.1% 91.3% 87.3% 4.0% 2019
 Equatorial Guinea *95.3% 97.4% 93.0% 4.4% 2015
 Eritrea *76.6% 84.4% 68.9% 15.5% 2018
 Estonia *99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 0.0% 2015
 Ethiopia *51.8% 57.2% 44.4% 12.8% 2017
 Fiji *99.1% 99.1% 99.1% 0.0% 2018
 Finland *100.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 France *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Gabon *84.7% 85.9% 83.4% 2.5% 2018
 Gambia *50.8% 61.8% 41.6% 20.2% 2015
 Georgia *99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 0.2% 2019
 Germany *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Ghana *79.0% 83.5% 74.5% 9.0% 2018
 Greece *97.9% 98.5% 97.4% 1.1% 2018
 Grenada *98.6% 98.6% 98.6% 0.0% 2014
 Guatemala *80.8% 85.3% 76.7% 8.6% 2018
 Guinea *39.6% 54.4% 27.7% 26.7% 2018
 Guinea-Bissau *59.9% 71.8% 48.3% 23.5% 2015
 Guyana *88.5% 87.2% 89.8% 2.6% 2015
 Haiti *61.7% 65.3% 58.3% 7.0% 2016
 Honduras *88.5% 88.2% 88.7% 0.5% 2019
 Hungary *99.1% 99.1% 99.0% 0.1% 2015
 Iceland *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 India *74.4% 82.4% 65.8% 16.6% 2018
 Indonesia *96.0% 97.4% 94.6% 2.8% 2020
 Iran *85.5% 90.4% 80.8% 9.6% 2016
 Iraq *85.6% 91.2% 79.9% 11.3% 2017
 Ireland *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Israel *97.8% 98.7% 96.8% 1.9% 2011
 Italy *99.2% 99.4% 99.0% 0.4% 2018
 Jamaica *88.7% 84.0% 93.1% 9.1% 2015
 Japan *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Jordan *98.2% 98.6% 97.8% 0.8% 2018
 Kazakhstan *99.8% 99.8% 99.7% 0.1% 2018
 Kenya *81.5% 85.0% 78.2% 6.8% 2018
 Kiribati *N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 North Korea *100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 2015
 South Korea *98.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Kuwait *96.5% 97.1% 95.4% 1.7% 2020
 Kyrgyzstan *99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 0.2% 2018
 Laos *84.7% 90.0% 79.4% 10.6% 2015
 Latvia *99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 0.0% 2018
 Lebanon *95.1% 96.9% 93.3% 3.6% 2018
 Lesotho *79.4% 70.1% 88.3% 18.2% 2015
 Liberia *48.3% 62.7% 34.1% 28.6% 2017
 Libya *91.0% 96.7% 85.6% 11.1% 2015
 Liechtenstein *100.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Lithuania *99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 0.0% 2015
 Luxembourg *100.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Madagascar *76.7% 78.4% 75.1% 3.3% 2018
 Malawi *62.1% 69.8% 55.2% 14.6% 2015
 Malaysia *95.0% 96.2% 93.6% 2.6% 2019
 Maldives *97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 0.8% 2016
 Mali *35.5% 46.2% 25.7% 20.5% 2018
 Malta *94.5% 93.0% 96.0% 3.0% 2018
 Marshall Islands *98.3% 98.3% 98.2% 0.1% 2011
 Mauritania *53.5% 63.7% 43.4% 20.3% 2017
 Mauritius *91.3% 93.4% 89.4% 4.0% 2018
 Mexico *95.2% 96.1% 94.5% 1.6% 2020
 Micronesia *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Moldova *99.4% 99.7% 99.1% 0.6% 2015
 Monaco *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Mongolia *99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 0.1% 2020
 Montenegro *98.8% 99.5% 98.3% 1.2% 2018
 Morocco *73.8% 83.3% 64.6% 18.7% 2018
 Mozambique *60.7% 72.6% 50.3% 22.3% 2017
 Myanmar *89.1% 92.4% 86.3% 6.1% 2019
 Namibia *91.5% 91.6% 91.4% 0.2% 2018
 Nauru *95.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Nepal *67.9% 78.6% 59.7% 18.9% 2018
 Netherlands *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 New Zealand *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Nicaragua *82.6% 82.4% 82.8% 0.4% 2015
 Niger *35.1% 43.6% 26.7% 16.9% 2018
 Nigeria *62.0% 71.3% 52.7% 18.6% 2018
 North Macedonia *98.4% 99.1% 97.6% 1.5% 2020
 Norway *100.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Oman *95.7% 97.0% 92.7% 4.3% 2018
 Pakistan *58.0% 69.3% 46.5% 22.8% 2019
 Palau *96.6% 96.8% 96.3% 0.5% 2015
 Panama *95.7% 98.8% 95.4% 3.4% 2019
 Papua New Guinea *64.2% 65.6% 62.8% 2.8% 2015
 Paraguay *94.5% 94.9% 94.2% 0.7% 2020
 Peru *94.5% 97.0% 92.0% 5.0% 2020
 Philippines *96.3% 95.7% 96.9% 1.2% 2019
 Poland *99.8% 99.9% 99.7% 0.2% 2015
 Portugal *96.1% 97.4% 95.1% 2.3% 2018
 Palestine *95.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Qatar *93.5% 92.4% 94.7% 2.3% 2017
 Romania *98.8% 99.1% 98.6% 0.5% 2018
 Russia *99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 0.0% 2018
 Rwanda *73.2% 77.6% 69.4% 8.2% 2018
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *97.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Saint Lucia *90.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *96.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Samoa *99.1% 99.0% 99.2% 0.2% 2018
 San Marino *99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 0.0% 2018
 São Tomé and Príncipe *92.8% 96.2% 89.5% 6.7% 2018
 Saudi Arabia *97.6% 98.6% 96.0% 2.6% 2020
 Senegal *51.9% 64.8% 39.8% 25.0% 2017
 Serbia *99.5% 99.9% 99.1% 0.8% 2019
 Seychelles95.9% 95.4% 96.4% 1.0% 2018
 Sierra Leone *43.2% 51.6% 39.8% 11.8% 2018
 Singapore *97.5% 98.9% 96.1% 2.8% 2019
 Slovakia *100.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Slovenia *99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 0.0% 2015
 Solomon Islands *77.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Somalia *39.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 South Africa *95.0% 95.5% 94.5% 1.0% 2019
 South Sudan *34.5% 40.3% 28.9% 11.4% 2018
 Spain *98.6% 99.0% 98.2% 0.8% 2020
 Sri Lanka *92.3% 93.0% 91.6% 1.4% 2019
 Sudan *60.7% 65.4% 56.1% 9.3% 2018
 Suriname *94.4% 96.1% 92.7% 3.4% 2018
 Eswatini *88.4% 88.3% 88.5% 0.2% 2018
 Sweden *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Switzerland *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Syria *86.4% 91.7% 81.0% 10.7% 2015
 Taiwan *98.70% 99.73% 97.69% 2.05% 2017
 Tajikistan *99.8% 99.8% 99.7% 0.1% 2015
 Tanzania *77.9% 83.2% 73.1% 10.1% 2015
 Thailand *93.8% 95.2% 92.4% 2.8% 2018
 East Timor *68.1% 71.9% 64.2% 7.7% 2018
 Togo *66.5% 80.0% 55.1% 24.9% 2019
 Tonga *99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 0.1% 2018
 Trinidad and Tobago *99.0% 99.2% 98.7% 0.5% 2015
 Tunisia *81.8% 89.6% 74.2% 15.4% 2015
 Turkey *96.7% 99.1% 94.4% 4.7% 2019
 Turkmenistan *99.7% 99.8% 99.6% 0.2% 2015
 Tuvalu *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Uganda *76.5% 82.7% 70.8% 11.9% 2018
 Ukraine *99.8% 99.8% 99.7% 0.1% 2015
 United Arab Emirates *97.6% 98.0% 96.9% 1.1% 2019
 United Kingdom *99.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 United States *86.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Uruguay *98.8% 98.5% 99.0% 0.5% 2019
 Uzbekistan *100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 2019
 Vanuatu *87.5% 88.3% 86.7% 1.6% 2018
 Venezuela *97.1% 97.0% 97.2% 0.2% 2016
 Vietnam *95.8% 97.0% 94.6% 2.4% 2019
 Yemen *70.1% 85.1% 55.0% 30.1% 2015
 Zambia *86.7% 90.6% 83.1% 7.5% 2018
 Zimbabwe *86.5% 88.5% 84.6% 3.9% 2015
World 86.7% 90.1% 83.3% 6.8% 2020

List of other states and territories

TerritoryLiteracy rate (all)Male literacyFemale literacyGender differenceYearNotes
 Aruba97.5%97.5%97.5%0.0%2015[1]A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 Cayman Islands98.9%98.7%99.0%-0.3%2007[1]An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
 Guadeloupe96.5%96.4%96.6%-0.2%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 Guam99.8%99.8%99.8%0.0%2015[1]An unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.
 Kosovo91.9%96.6%87.5%9.1%2003[2]Member of two UN specialized agencies (World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund). It is claimed by Serbia.
 Macau96.2%98.0%94.6%3.4%2015[1]A special administrative region of China.
 Martinique97.0%97.6%96.4%1.2%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 New Caledonia96.9%97.3%96.5%0.8%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.
 Puerto Rico93.3%92.8%93.8%-1.0%2015[1]Unincorporated territory of the United States.
 Réunion93.9%93.2%94.5%-1.3%2015[1]Overseas region/department of France.

See also

Notes

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