List of countries by literacy rate

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World literacy rates by country, based on The World Factbook.

List of countries by literacy rate, as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005^[#endnote_1]. Because definitions and data collection methods vary across countries, literacy estimates should be used with caution.

Rank Country Literacy rate
1 Australia 99.9
1 Austria 99.9
1 Belgium 99.9
1 Canada 99.9
1 Czech Republic 99.9
1 Denmark 99.9
1 Finland 99.9
1 France 99.9
1 Georgia 99.9
1 Germany 99.9
1 Iceland 99.9
1 Ireland 99.9
1 Japan 99.9
1 Luxembourg 99.9
1 Netherlands 99.9
1 New Zealand 99.9
1 Norway 99.9
1 Sweden 99.9
1 Switzerland 99.9
1 United Kingdom 99.9
1 United States
22 Estonia 99.8
23 Barbados 99.7
23 Latvia 99.7
23 Poland 99.7
23 Slovenia 99.7
27 Belarus 99.6
27 Lithuania 99.6
27 Slovakia 99.6
30 Kazakhstan 99.5
30 Tajikistan 99.5
32 Armenia 99.4
32 Russian Federation 99.4
32 Ukraine 99.4
35 Hungary 99.3
35 Uzbekistan 99.3
37 Tonga 98.9
38 Azerbaijan 98.8
38 Turkmenistan 98.8
40 Albania 98.7
40 Kyrgyzstan 98.7
40 Samoa 98.7
43 Italy 98.5
43 Trinidad and Tobago 98.5
45 Bulgaria 98.2
46 Croatia 98.1
47 South Korea 97.9
48 Mongolia 97.8
48 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.8
50 Spain 97.7
50 Uruguay 97.7
52 Romania 97.3
53 Argentina 97.2
53 Maldives 97.2
55 Cuba 96.9
55 Israel 96.9
57 Cyprus 96.8
58 Guyana 96.5
59 Moldova 96.2
60 Republic of Macedonia 96.1
61 Grenada 96.0
62 Costa Rica 95.8
63 Chile 95.7
64 Bahamas 95.5
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.6
66 Colombia 94.2
67 Hong Kong S.A.R. of the People's Republic of China 93.5
68 Venezuela 93.0
69 Fiji 92.9
70 Brunei 92.7
71 Philippines 92.6
71 Thailand 92.6
73 Portugal 92.5
73 Singapore 92.5
75 Palestinian territories 91.9
75 Panama 91.9
75 Seychelles 91.9
78 Paraguay 91.6
79 Ecuador 91.0
79 Greece 91.0
81 People's Republic of China (mainland only) 90.9
82 Sri Lanka 90.4
83 Mexico 90.3
83 Vietnam 90.3
85 Saint Lucia 90.1
86 Zimbabwe 90.0
87 Jordan 89.9
88 Myanmar 89.7
89 Qatar 89.2
90 Malaysia 88.7
91 Brazil 88.4
92 Turkey 88.3
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.1
94 Dominica 88.0
94 Suriname 88.0
96 Indonesia 87.9
96 Malta 87.9
98 Bahrain 87.7
99 Dominican Republic 87.7
100 Peru 87.7
101 Jamaica 87.6
102 Bolivia 86.5
102 Lebanon 86.5
104 Antigua and Barbuda 85.8
105 Namibia 85.0
106 Mauritius 84.3
107 Equatorial Guinea 84.2
108 São Tomé and Principe 83.1
109 Kuwait 82.9
109 Syria 82.9
111 Congo 82.8
112 South Africa 82.4
113 Libya 81.7
114 Lesotho 81.4
115 Honduras 80.0
116 El Salvador 79.7
117 Saudi Arabia 79.4
118 Swaziland 79.2
119 Botswana 78.9
120 United Arab Emirates 77.3
121 Iran 77.0
122 Belize 76.9
123 Nicaragua 76.7
124 Solomon Islands 76.6
125 Cape Verde 75.7
126 Oman 74.4
127 Tunisia 74.3
128 Vanuatu 74.0
129 Cambodia 73.6
129 Kenya 73.6
131 Gabon 71.0
132 Madagascar 70.6
133 Algeria 69.8
134 Tanzania 69.4
135 Guatemala 69.1
136 Uganda 68.9
137 Laos 68.7
138 Cameroon 67.9
138 Zambia 67.9
140 Angola 66.8
140 Nigeria 66.8
142 Djibouti 65.5
143 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.3
144 Malawi 64.1
145 Rwanda 64.0
146 India 61.0
147 Sudan 59.0
148 Burundi 58.9
149 Timor-Leste 58.6
150 Papua New Guinea 57.3
151 Eritrea 56.7
152 Comoros 56.2
153 Egypt 55.6
154 Ghana 54.1
155 Togo 53.0
156 Haiti 51.9
157 Mauritania 51.2
158 Morocco 50.7
159 Yemen 49.0
160 Pakistan 48.7
161 Central African Republic 48.6
161 Nepal 48.6
163 Côte d’Ivoire 48.1
164 Bhutan 47.0
165 Mozambique 46.5
166 Ethiopia 41.5
167 Bangladesh 41.1
168 Guinea 41.0
169 Guinea-Bissau 39.6
170 Senegal 39.3
171 Gambia 37.8
172 Benin 33.6
173 Sierra Leone 29.6
174 Chad 25.5
175 Mali 19.0
176 Niger 14.4
177 Burkina Faso 12.8

Rank	Country	Literacy rate
1	Australia	99.9
1	Austria	99.9
1	Belgium	99.9
1	Canada	99.9
1	Czech Republic	99.9
1	Denmark	99.9
1	Finland	99.9
1	France	99.9
1	Georgia	99.9
1	Germany	99.9
1	Iceland	99.9
1	Ireland	99.9
1	Japan	99.9
1	Luxembourg	99.9
1	Netherlands	99.9
1	New Zealand	99.9
1	Norway	99.9
1	Sweden	99.9
1	Switzerland	99.9
1	United Kingdom	99.9
1	United States
22	Estonia	99.8
23	Barbados	99.7
23	Latvia	99.7
23	Poland	99.7
23	Slovenia	99.7
27	Belarus	99.6
27	Lithuania	99.6
27	Slovakia	99.6
30	Kazakhstan	99.5
30	Tajikistan	99.5
32	Armenia	99.4
32	Russian Federation	99.4
32	Ukraine	99.4
35	Hungary	99.3
35	Uzbekistan	99.3
37	Tonga	98.9
38	Azerbaijan	98.8
38	Turkmenistan	98.8
40	Albania	98.7
40	Kyrgyzstan	98.7
40	Samoa	98.7
43	Italy	98.5
43	Trinidad and Tobago	98.5
45	Bulgaria	98.2
46	Croatia	98.1
47	South Korea	97.9
48	Mongolia	97.8
48	Saint Kitts and Nevis	97.8
50	Spain	97.7
50	Uruguay	97.7
52	Romania	97.3
53	Argentina	97.2
53	Maldives	97.2
55	Cuba	96.9
55	Israel	96.9
57	Cyprus	96.8
58	Guyana	96.5
59	Moldova	96.2
60	Republic of Macedonia	96.1
61	Grenada	96.0
62	Costa Rica	95.8
63	Chile	95.7
64	Bahamas	95.5
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina	94.6
66	Colombia	94.2
67	Hong Kong S.A.R. of the People's Republic of China	93.5
68	Venezuela	93.0
69	Fiji	92.9
70	Brunei	92.7
71	Philippines	92.6
71	Thailand	92.6
73	Portugal	92.5
73	Singapore	92.5
75	Palestinian territories	91.9
75	Panama	91.9
75	Seychelles	91.9
78	Paraguay	91.6
79	Ecuador	91.0
79	Greece	91.0
81	People's Republic of China (mainland only)	90.9
82	Sri Lanka	90.4
83	Mexico	90.3
83	Vietnam	90.3
85	Saint Lucia	90.1
86	Zimbabwe	90.0
87	Jordan	89.9
88	Myanmar	89.7
89	Qatar	89.2
90	Malaysia	88.7
91	Brazil	88.4
92	Turkey	88.3
93	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	88.1
94	Dominica	88.0
94	Suriname	88.0
96	Indonesia	87.9
96	Malta	87.9
98	Bahrain	87.7
99	Dominican Republic	87.7
100	Peru	87.7
101	Jamaica	87.6
102	Bolivia	86.5
102	Lebanon	86.5
104	Antigua and Barbuda	85.8
105	Namibia	85.0
106	Mauritius	84.3
107	Equatorial Guinea	84.2
108	São Tomé and Principe	83.1
109	Kuwait	82.9
109	Syria	82.9
111	Congo	82.8
112	South Africa	82.4
113	Libya	81.7
114	Lesotho	81.4
115	Honduras	80.0
116	El Salvador	79.7
117	Saudi Arabia	79.4
118	Swaziland	79.2
119	Botswana	78.9
120	United Arab Emirates	77.3
121	Iran	77.0
122	Belize	76.9
123	Nicaragua	76.7
124	Solomon Islands	76.6
125	Cape Verde	75.7
126	Oman	74.4
127	Tunisia	74.3
128	Vanuatu	74.0
129	Cambodia	73.6
129	Kenya	73.6
131	Gabon	71.0
132	Madagascar	70.6
133	Algeria	69.8
134	Tanzania	69.4
135	Guatemala	69.1
136	Uganda	68.9
137	Laos	68.7
138	Cameroon	67.9
138	Zambia	67.9
140	Angola	66.8
140	Nigeria	66.8
142	Djibouti	65.5
143	Democratic Republic of Congo	65.3
144	Malawi	64.1
145	Rwanda	64.0
146	India	61.0
147	Sudan	59.0
148	Burundi	58.9
149	Timor-Leste	58.6
150	Papua New Guinea	57.3
151	Eritrea	56.7
152	Comoros	56.2
153	Egypt	55.6
154	Ghana	54.1
155	Togo	53.0
156	Haiti	51.9
157	Mauritania	51.2
158	Morocco	50.7
159	Yemen	49.0
160	Pakistan	48.7
161	Central African Republic	48.6
161	Nepal	48.6
163	Côte d’Ivoire	48.1
164	Bhutan	47.0
165	Mozambique	46.5
166	Ethiopia	41.5
167	Bangladesh	41.1
168	Guinea	41.0
169	Guinea-Bissau	39.6
170	Senegal	39.3
171	Gambia	37.8
172	Benin	33.6
173	Sierra Leone	29.6
174	Chad	25.5
175	Mali	19.0
176	Niger	14.4
177	Burkina Faso	12.8

	Lists of countries with rankings	*Includes map
Geography	Area* · Coastline · Highest point* · Compactness · Coast/Area ratio · Northernmost point

Demographics	Population · (graphical) · Population density* · Life expectancy* · Infant mortality rate · Fertility rate* · Birth rate* · Death rate* · Human Development Index* · Income equality* · Literacy rate* · HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate* · People living with HIV/AIDS* · Suicide rate · Unemployment rate* · Percentage of population below the national poverty line* · Percentage of population living under a day and a day

Economy	GDP (nominal) * · GDP (PPP) * · GDP (nominal) per capita* · GDP (PPP) per capita* · past GDP (nominal), past GDP (PPP) · Current account balance* · Imports* · Exports* · External debt* · Public debt* · Agricultural output*

Politics	Political rights and civil liberties* · Press freedom* · Capital punishment* · Homosexuality law* · Abortion law* · Date of nationhood* · UN peacekeepers currently deployed* · Possession of nuclear weapons* · Military expenditures* · Number of active troops* · Conscription* · Perception of corruption* · Economic freedom*

Emissions	Carbon dioxide emissions* (Per capita)* · GDP per emissions* · Emissions per GDP per capita

Consumption	Electricity consumption* · Natural gas consumption

Notes

↑ [United Nations Development Programme Report 2005], PDF file (undp.org)
↑ According to the CIA World Factbook, literacy rate in USA is [99%] (cia.gov). In 1992 the USA conducted a big National Adult Literacy Survey. According to the [National Institute of Literacy] between 21 and 23 percent of the adult population, or approximately 44 million people scored in Level 1 which means that they "can read a little but not well enough to fill out an application, read a food label, or read a simple story to a child".

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