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Adult literacy by country

Literacy rate, adult total (ages 15+) · % of people ages 15+ · 29 countries ranked · 2024

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Rank 1 = best (higher is better for this indicator).25 of 29
  1. 1GeorgiaWorld rank 1st of 29
    up +0.1 pts
  2. 2UruguayWorld rank 2nd of 29
    up +0.1 pts
  3. 3United Arab EmiratesWorld rank 3rd of 29
    up +0.8 pts
  4. 4MongoliaWorld rank 4th of 29
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  5. 5PalestineWorld rank 5th of 29
  6. 6Saudi ArabiaWorld rank 6th of 29
  7. 7BahrainWorld rank 7th of 29
    down −0.0 pts
  8. 8BoliviaWorld rank 8th of 29
    up +1.2 pts
  9. 9PanamaWorld rank 9th of 29
    up +0.1 pts
  10. 10MexicoWorld rank 10th of 29
    down −0.3 pts
  11. 11ColombiaWorld rank 11th of 29
    down −0.1 pts
  12. 12ParaguayWorld rank 12th of 29
  13. 13BrazilWorld rank 13th of 29
    up +0.2 pts
  14. 14JordanWorld rank 14th of 29
    down −0.4 pts
  15. 15Dominican RepublicWorld rank 15th of 29
    down −0.3 pts
  16. 16PeruWorld rank 16th of 29
  17. 17EcuadorWorld rank 17th of 29
  18. 18Sri LankaWorld rank 18th of 29
    up +0.1 pts
  19. 19South AfricaWorld rank 19th of 29
  20. 20LesothoWorld rank 20th of 29
  21. 21El SalvadorWorld rank 21st of 29
    down −0.1 pts
  22. 22Cabo VerdeWorld rank 22nd of 29
  23. 23HondurasWorld rank 23rd of 29
    up +1.2 pts
  24. 24GuatemalaWorld rank 24th of 29
    down −0.9 pts
  25. 25IndiaWorld rank 25th of 29
    down −3.5 pts

On the map

Adult literacy, 2024. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for Georgia, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024.