Literacy - total population 2022 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
108 Afghanistan37.30
16 Albania98.10
68 Algeria81.40
112 American SamoaN/A0
1 Andorra1000
85 Angola71.10
112 AnguillaN/A0
10 Antigua and Barbuda990
10 Argentina990
3 Armenia99.80
18 Aruba97.80
112 AustraliaN/A0
112 AustriaN/A0
3 Azerbaijan99.80
112 Bahamas TheN/A0
21 Bahrain97.50
80 Bangladesh74.90
5 Barbados99.60
2 Belarus99.90
112 BelgiumN/A0
112 BelizeN/A0
104 Benin42.40
112 BermudaN/A0
89 Bhutan66.60
46 Bolivia92.50
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina98.50
55 Botswana88.50
44 Brazil93.20
112 British Virgin IslandsN/A0
22 Brunei97.20
14 Bulgaria98.40
106 Burkina Faso39.30
53 Burma89.10
87 Burundi68.40
58 Cabo Verde86.80
70 Cambodia80.50
75 Cameroon77.10
112 CanadaN/A0
112 Cayman IslandsN/A0
107 Central African Republic37.40
111 Chad22.30
27 Chile96.40
24 China96.80
34 Colombia95.60
96 Comoros58.80
76 Congo Democratic Republic of the770
71 Congo Republic of the80.30
17 Costa Rica97.90
52 Cote d'Ivoire89.90
7 Croatia99.30
3 Cuba99.80
9 Cyprus99.10
10 Czechia990
112 DenmarkN/A0
112 DjiboutiN/A0
112 DominicaN/A0
41 Dominican Republic93.80
42 Ecuador93.60
84 Egypt71.20
53 El Salvador89.10
35 Equatorial Guinea95.30
78 Eritrea76.60
3 Estonia99.80
56 Eswatini88.40
100 Ethiopia51.80
112 Faroe IslandsN/A0
9 Fiji99.10
112 FinlandN/A0
112 FranceN/A0
64 Gabon84.70
101 Gambia The50.80
21 Gaza Strip97.50
5 Georgia99.60
112 GermanyN/A0
73 Ghana790
112 GibraltarN/A0
17 Greece97.90
1 Greenland1000
12 Grenada98.60
112 GuamN/A0
69 Guatemala80.80
112 GuernseyN/A0
105 Guinea39.60
94 Haiti61.70
55 Honduras88.50
112 Hong KongN/A0
9 Hungary99.10
112 IcelandN/A0
81 India74.40
30 Indonesia960
63 Iran85.50
62 Iraq85.60
112 IrelandN/A0
112 Isle of ManN/A0
18 Israel97.80
8 Italy99.20
54 Jamaica88.70
112 JapanN/A0
112 JerseyN/A0
15 Jordan98.20
3 Kazakhstan99.80
67 Kenya81.50
112 KiribatiN/A0
1 Korea North1000
112 Korea SouthN/A0
26 Kuwait96.50
5 Kyrgyzstan99.60
64 Laos84.70
2 Latvia99.90
37 Lebanon95.10
72 Lesotho79.40
102 Liberia48.30
51 Libya910
112 LiechtensteinN/A0
3 Lithuania99.80
112 LuxembourgN/A0
26 Macau96.50
77 Madagascar76.70
92 Malawi62.10
38 Malaysia950
19 Maldives97.70
109 Mali35.50
39 Malta94.50
98 Mauritania53.50
50 Mauritius91.30
36 Mexico95.20
112 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A0
6 Moldova99.40
112 MonacoN/A0
8 Mongolia99.20
112 MontserratN/A0
82 Morocco73.80
95 Mozambique60.70
49 Namibia91.50
112 NauruN/A0
88 Nepal67.90
112 NetherlandsN/A0
112 New ZealandN/A0
65 Nicaragua82.60
110 Niger35.10
93 Nigeria620
112 NiueN/A0
14 North Macedonia98.40
112 NorwayN/A0
33 Oman95.70
97 Pakistan580
25 Palau96.60
33 Panama95.70
91 Papua New Guinea64.20
39 Paraguay94.50
39 Peru94.50
28 Philippines96.30
112 Pitcairn IslandsN/A0
3 Poland99.80
29 Portugal96.10
47 Puerto Rico92.40
43 Qatar93.50
11 Romania98.80
4 Russia99.70
83 Rwanda73.20
112 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A0
112 Saint LuciaN/A0
112 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A0
9 Samoa99.10
2 San Marino99.90
45 Sao Tome and Principe92.80
20 Saudi Arabia97.60
99 Senegal51.90
31 Seychelles95.90
103 Sierra Leone43.20
21 Singapore97.50
112 SlovakiaN/A0
4 Slovenia99.70
112 Solomon IslandsN/A0
112 SomaliaN/A0
38 South Africa950
12 Spain98.60
48 Sri Lanka92.30
95 Sudan60.70
40 Suriname94.40
112 SvalbardN/A0
112 SwedenN/A0
112 SwitzerlandN/A0
61 Syria86.40
13 Taiwan98.50
3 Tajikistan99.80
74 Tanzania77.90
41 Thailand93.80
90 Togo66.50
112 TokelauN/A0
6 Tonga99.40
10 Trinidad and Tobago990
66 Tunisia81.80
4 Turkmenistan99.70
112 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A0
112 TuvaluN/A0
79 Uganda76.50
3 Ukraine99.80
20 United Arab Emirates97.60
112 United KingdomN/A0
112 United StatesN/A0
11 Uruguay98.80
1 Uzbekistan1000
57 Vanuatu87.50
23 Venezuela97.10
32 Vietnam95.80
112 Virgin IslandsN/A0
21 West Bank97.50
59 World86.70
86 Yemen70.10
59 Zambia86.70
60 Zimbabwe86.50

NOTE: The information regarding Literacy - total population on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2022. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Literacy - total population information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Literacy - total population should be addressed to the CIA

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