Literacy - total population 2024 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 Andorra1000
1 Greenland1000
1 Korea North1000
1 Ukraine1000
1 Uzbekistan1000
2 Belarus99.90
2 Estonia99.90
2 Latvia99.90
2 San Marino99.90
3 Armenia99.80
3 Azerbaijan99.80
3 Kazakhstan99.80
3 Lithuania99.80
3 Poland99.80
3 Tajikistan99.80
4 Cuba99.70
4 Russia99.70
4 Slovenia99.70
4 Turkmenistan99.70
5 Barbados99.60
5 Georgia99.60
5 Kyrgyzstan99.60
5 Moldova99.60
6 Serbia99.50
7 Croatia99.40
7 Cyprus99.40
7 Tonga99.40
8 Italy99.20
8 Mongolia99.20
9 Fiji99.10
9 Hungary99.10
9 Samoa99.10
10 Antigua and Barbuda990
10 Argentina990
10 Czechia990
10 Montenegro990
10 Trinidad and Tobago990
11 Cayman Islands98.90
11 Romania98.90
12 Uruguay98.80
13 Grenada98.60
13 Spain98.60
14 Taiwan98.50
15 Albania98.40
15 Bulgaria98.40
15 Jordan98.40
15 North Macedonia98.40
16 Marshall Islands98.30
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina98.10
17 United Arab Emirates98.10
18 Costa Rica980
19 Greece97.90
19 Maldives97.90
20 Aruba97.80
20 Israel97.80
21 Brunei97.60
21 Saudi Arabia97.60
22 Bahrain97.50
22 Gaza Strip97.50
22 Singapore97.50
22 Venezuela97.50
22 West Bank97.50
23 Macau97.10
24 Chile970
25 New Caledonia96.90
26 China96.80
27 Turkey (Turkiye)96.70
28 Palau96.60
29 Kuwait96.50
30 Philippines96.30
31 Indonesia960
32 Portugal95.90
32 Seychelles95.90
33 Vietnam95.80
34 Oman95.70
34 Panama95.70
35 Colombia95.60
36 Equatorial Guinea95.30
37 Dominican Republic95.20
37 Mexico95.20
38 Lebanon95.10
39 Malaysia950
39 South Africa950
39 Suriname950
40 Malta94.90
41 Sao Tome and Principe94.80
42 Brazil94.70
43 Ecuador94.50
43 Paraguay94.50
43 Peru94.50
44 Thailand94.10
45 Qatar93.50
46 Bolivia92.50
47 Puerto Rico92.40
48 Namibia92.30
48 Sri Lanka92.30
49 Mauritius92.20
50 Libya910
51 Cabo Verde90.80
52 Cote d'Ivoire89.90
53 Zimbabwe89.70
54 Burma89.10
54 El Salvador89.10
54 Vanuatu89.10
55 Guyana88.80
56 Iran88.70
56 Jamaica88.70
57 Botswana88.50
57 Honduras88.50
58 Eswatini88.40
59 Laos87.10
60 World86.70
60 Zambia86.70
61 Syria86.40
62 Iraq85.60
63 Gabon85.50
64 Cambodia83.90
65 Guatemala83.30
66 Tunisia82.70
67 Kenya82.60
67 Nicaragua82.60
68 Tanzania81.80
69 Algeria81.40
70 Lesotho810
71 Congo Republic of the80.60
72 Congo Democratic Republic of the800
73 Ghana790
73 Uganda790
74 Madagascar77.30
75 Cameroon77.10
76 Eritrea76.60
77 Morocco75.90
77 Rwanda75.90
78 Bangladesh74.90
79 Burundi74.70
80 India74.40
81 Egypt73.10
82 Nepal71.20
83 Angola71.10
84 Bhutan70.90
85 Yemen70.10
86 Timor-Leste68.10
87 Malawi67.30
88 Mauritania670
89 Togo66.50
90 Papua New Guinea64.20
91 Mozambique63.40
92 Comoros620
92 Nigeria620
93 Haiti61.70
94 Sudan60.70
95 Gambia The58.10
96 Pakistan580
97 Senegal56.30
98 Guinea-Bissau52.90
99 Ethiopia51.80
100 Sierra Leone48.60
101 Liberia48.30
102 Burkina Faso460
103 Benin45.80
104 Guinea45.30
105 Central African Republic37.50
106 Afghanistan37.30
106 Niger37.30
107 Mali35.50
108 South Sudan34.50
109 Chad26.80
110 AkrotiriN/A2024
110 American SamoaN/A0
110 AnguillaN/A0
110 AntarcticaN/A2024
110 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsN/A2024
110 AustraliaN/A0
110 AustriaN/A0
110 Bahamas TheN/A0
110 BelgiumN/A0
110 BelizeN/A0
110 BermudaN/A0
110 Bouvet IslandN/A2024
110 British Indian Ocean TerritoryN/A2024
110 British Virgin IslandsN/A0
110 CanadaN/A0
110 Christmas IslandN/A2024
110 Clipperton IslandN/A2024
110 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsN/A2024
110 Cook IslandsN/A0
110 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2024
110 CuracaoN/A2024
110 DenmarkN/A0
110 DhekeliaN/A2024
110 DjiboutiN/A0
110 DominicaN/A0
110 European UnionN/A0
110 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)N/A0
110 Faroe IslandsN/A0
110 FinlandN/A0
110 FranceN/A0
110 French PolynesiaN/A0
110 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2024
110 GermanyN/A0
110 GibraltarN/A0
110 GuamN/A0
110 GuernseyN/A0
110 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsN/A2024
110 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A0
110 Hong KongN/A0
110 IcelandN/A0
110 IrelandN/A0
110 Isle of ManN/A0
110 Jan MayenN/A2024
110 JapanN/A0
110 JerseyN/A0
110 KiribatiN/A0
110 Korea SouthN/A0
110 KosovoN/A2024
110 LiechtensteinN/A0
110 LuxembourgN/A0
110 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A0
110 MonacoN/A0
110 MontserratN/A0
110 NauruN/A0
110 Navassa IslandN/A2024
110 NetherlandsN/A0
110 New ZealandN/A0
110 NiueN/A0
110 Norfolk IslandN/A0
110 Northern Mariana IslandsN/A0
110 NorwayN/A0
110 Paracel IslandsN/A2024
110 Pitcairn IslandsN/A0
110 Saint BarthelemyN/A0
110 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da CunhaN/A0
110 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A0
110 Saint LuciaN/A0
110 Saint MartinN/A0
110 Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/A0
110 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A0
110 Sint MaartenN/A0
110 SlovakiaN/A0
110 Solomon IslandsN/A0
110 SomaliaN/A0
110 South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsN/A2024
110 Spratly IslandsN/A2024
110 SvalbardN/A0
110 SwedenN/A0
110 SwitzerlandN/A0
110 TokelauN/A0
110 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A0
110 TuvaluN/A0
110 United KingdomN/A0
110 United StatesN/A0
110 United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesN/A2024
110 Virgin IslandsN/A0
110 Wake IslandN/A2024
110 Wallis and FutunaN/A0

NOTE: The information regarding Literacy - total population on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2024. 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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