List of countries by literacy rate

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). 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.

List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity

Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions:

<big><big>"*"</big></big> indicates "Literacy in country or territory" or "Education in country or territory" links.

List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate

<big><big>"*"</big></big> indicates "Literacy in country or territory" or "Education in country or territory" links.

List of other states and territories

See also

• International Literacy Day
• Compulsory education
• List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate
• List of Brazilian states by literacy rate
• Programme for International Student Assessment, which focuses on developed countries
• Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
• Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

Notes

References

External links

• World Bank – Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above), for historical use.