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Education > Adult literacy rate > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.".

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 EstoniaEstonia 99.8 2008
=1 CubaCuba 99.8 2008
=1 LatviaLatvia 99.8 2008
=4 TajikistanTajikistan 99.7 2008
=4 GeorgiaGeorgia 99.7 2008
=4 LithuaniaLithuania 99.7 2008
=4 SloveniaSlovenia 99.7 2008
=4 UkraineUkraine 99.7 2008
=4 BelarusBelarus 99.7 2008
=4 KazakhstanKazakhstan 99.7 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 99.51 2008
=11 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 99.5 2008
=11 ArmeniaArmenia 99.5 2008
=11 RussiaRussia 99.5 2008
=11 PolandPoland 99.5 2008
=11 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 99.5 2007
16 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.3 2008
17 UzbekistanUzbekistan 99.2 2008
18 TongaTonga 99.02 2006
=19 HungaryHungary 99 2008
=19 AlbaniaAlbania 99 2008
21 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 98.95 2008
22 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 98.87 2007
23 ItalyItaly 98.8 2008
=24 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 98.7 2008
=24 SamoaSamoa 98.7 2008
=24 CroatiaCroatia 98.7 2008
27 ChileChile 98.65 2008
28 MaldivesMaldives 98.4 2006
=29 MoldovaMoldova 98.3 2008
=29 BulgariaBulgaria 98.3 2008
31 UruguayUruguay 98.16 2008
32 ArubaAruba 98.1 2008
33 CyprusCyprus 97.8 2008
34 ArgentinaArgentina 97.7 2008
35 SpainSpain 97.63 2008
=36 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 97.6 2008
=36 RomaniaRomania 97.6 2008
38 MongoliaMongolia 97.3 2008
39 GreeceGreece 97 2008
40 GuamGuam 96.42 1980
=41 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 96.3 2008
=41 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 96.3 2008
43 Costa RicaCosta Rica 96 2008
44 VenezuelaVenezuela 95.15 2007
45 BruneiBrunei 95 2008
46 PortugalPortugal 94.6 2008
47 ParaguayParaguay 94.56 2007
48 SingaporeSingapore 94.5 2008
49 KuwaitKuwait 94.46 2007
50 ChinaChina 93.7 2008
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 93.6 2008
52 ThailandThailand 93.51 2005
53 PanamaPanama 93.5 2008
54 ColombiaColombia 93.38 2008
55 QatarQatar 93.08 2007
56 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 93 2008
57 MexicoMexico 92.93 2008
58 VietnamVietnam 92.5 2008
59 MaltaMalta 92.36 2005
60 JordanJordan 92.2 2007
61 MalaysiaMalaysia 92.1 2008
62 IndonesiaIndonesia 91.98 2006
63 PalauPalau 91.92 1980
64 BurmaBurma 91.9 2008
65 SeychellesSeychelles 91.84 2008
66 IsraelIsrael 91.75 1983
67 ZimbabweZimbabwe 91.4 2008
68 BahrainBahrain 90.8 2008
69 BoliviaBolivia 90.74 2007
70 SurinameSuriname 90.7 2008
71 Sri LankaSri Lanka 90.56 2008
72 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 90.1 2008
73 United Arab EmiratesUAE 90.03 2005
74 BrazilBrazil 90.01 2007
75 LebanonLebanon 89.61 2007
76 PeruPeru 89.59 2007
77 LesothoLesotho 89.5 2008
78 South AfricaSouth Africa 89 2008
79 TurkeyTurkey 88.66 2007
80 LibyaLibya 88.4 2008
81 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 88.3 2008
82 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 88.24 2007
83 NamibiaNamibia 88.2 2008
84 MauritiusMauritius 87.5 2008
85 GabonGabon 87 2008
86 OmanOman 86.65 2008
=87 SwazilandSwaziland 86.5 2008
=87 KenyaKenya 86.5 2008
89 JamaicaJamaica 85.9 2008
90 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 85.5 2008
91 EcuadorEcuador 84.19 2007
92 Cape VerdeCape Verde 84.1 2008
93 El SalvadorEl Salvador 83.95 2008
94 SyriaSyria 83.6 2008
95 HondurasHonduras 83.59 2007
96 BotswanaBotswana 83.3 2008
97 VanuatuVanuatu 81.3 2008
=98 TunisiaTunisia 78 2008
=98 NicaraguaNicaragua 78 2005
100 IraqIraq 77.6 2008
101 CambodiaCambodia 77.59 2008
102 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 76.6 1999
103 CameroonCameroon 75.9 2008
104 UgandaUganda 74.6 2008
105 GuatemalaGuatemala 73.8 2008
106 ComorosComoros 73.6 2008
107 MalawiMalawi 72.8 2008
108 LaosLaos 72.7 2005
109 AlgeriaAlgeria 72.65 2006
110 TanzaniaTanzania 72.6 2008
111 ZambiaZambia 70.7 2008
112 MadagascarMadagascar 70.68 2008
=113 RwandaRwanda 70.3 2008
=113 BelizeBelize 70.3 1991
115 AngolaAngola 69.6 2008
116 SudanSudan 69.3 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 68.69 2008
117 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 66.6 2008
118 BurundiBurundi 65.9 2008
119 GhanaGhana 65.8 2008
120 EritreaEritrea 65.3 2008
121 TogoTogo 64.9 2008
122 IndiaIndia 62.75 2006
123 NigeriaNigeria 60.1 2008
124 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 59.6 2008
125 LiberiaLiberia 58.1 2008
126 NepalNepal 57.9 2008
127 MauritaniaMauritania 56.8 2008
128 MoroccoMorocco 56.4 2008
129 BangladeshBangladesh 55 2008
=130 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 54.6 2008
=130 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 54.6 2008
132 MozambiqueMozambique 54 2008
133 PakistanPakistan 53.7 2008
134 BhutanBhutan 52.81 2005
135 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 51 2008
136 The GambiaThe Gambia 45.3 2008
137 SenegalSenegal 41.89 2006
138 BeninBenin 40.8 2008
139 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 39.8 2008
140 GuineaGuinea 38 2008
141 EthiopiaEthiopia 35.9 2008
142 HaitiHaiti 34.73 1982
143 ChadChad 32.7 2008
144 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 28.73 2007
145 NigerNiger 28.67 2005
146 MaliMali 26.18 2006

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Interesting observations about Education > Adult literacy rate > Total

  • Cuba ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Tajikistan ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Estonia ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Vietnam ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
  • Russia ranked 6th last for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
  • Slovenia ranked second for adult literacy rate > total amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Failed states in 2008.
  • Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Belarus ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
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