Countries of the world - by Literacy rate
List of countries by literacy rate, as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005
Rank | Country | Literacy rate |
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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 (republic of) | 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.9 |
1 | United Kingdom | 99.9 |
1 | United States | 99.9 |
22 | Estonia | 99.8 |
22 | Montenegro | 99.8 |
24 | Barbados | 99.7 |
24 | Latvia | 99.7 |
24 | Poland | 99.7 |
24 | Slovenia | 99.7 |
28 | Belarus | 99.6 |
28 | Lithuania | 99.6 |
28 | Slovakia | 99.6 |
31 | Kazakhstan | 99.5 |
31 | Tajikistan | 99.5 |
33 | Armenia | 99.4 |
33 | Russian Federation | 99.4 |
33 | Ukraine | 99.4 |
36 | Hungary | 99.3 |
36 | Uzbekistan | 99.3 |
38 | Tonga | 98.9 |
39 | Azerbaijan | 98.8 |
39 | Turkmenistan | 98.8 |
41 | Albania | 98.7 |
41 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.7 |
41 | Samoa | 98.7 |
44 | Italy | 98.5 |
45 | Romania | 98.4 |
46 | Bulgaria | 98.2 |
47 | Croatia | 98.1 |
48 | South Korea | 97.9 |
49 | Mongolia | 97.8 |
49 | Greece | 97.8 |
50 | Spain | 97.7 |
51 | Uruguay | 97.7 |
52 | Argentina | 97.5 |
53 | Maldives | 97.2 |
54 | Cuba | 96.9 |
55 | Israel | 96.9 |
56 | Cyprus | 96.8 |
57 | Guyana | 96.5 |
58 | Moldova | 96.2 |
59 | Republic of Macedonia | 96.1 |
60 | Taiwan | 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 |
79 | Fiji | 92.9 |
70 | Brunei | 92.7 |
71 | Philippines | 92.6 |
71 | Thailand | 92.6 |
72 | Malta | 92.5 |
72 | Portugal | 92.5 |
72 | Singapore | 92.5 |
73 | Palestinian territories | 91.9 |
74 | Panama | 91.9 |
74 | Seychelles | 91.9 |
75 | Paraguay | 91.6 |
76 | Ecuador | 91.0 |
77 | People's Republic of China (mainland only) | 90.9 |
78 | Sri Lanka | 90.4 |
79 | Mexico | 90.3 |
79 | Vietnam | 90.3 |
80 | Saint Lucia | 90.1 |
81 | Zimbabwe | 90.0 |
82 | Jordan | 89.9 |
83 | Myanmar | 89.7 |
84 | Qatar | 89.2 |
85 | Malaysia | 88.7 |
86 | Brazil | 88.4 |
87 | Turkey | 88.3 |
88 | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | 88.1 |
89 | Dominica | 88.0 |
89 | Suriname | 88.0 |
90 | Indonesia | 87.9 |
91 | Bahrain | 87.7 |
91 | Dominican Republic | 87.7 |
91 | Peru | 87.7 |
92 | Jamaica | 87.6 |
93 | Bolivia | 86.5 |
93 | Lebanon | 86.5 |
94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85.8 |
95 | Namibia | 85.0 |
96 | Mauritius | 84.3 |
97 | Equatorial Guinea | 84.2 |
98 | S?o Tom? and Principe | 83.1 |
99 | Kuwait | 82.9 |
99 | Syria | 82.9 |
100 | Congo | 82.8 |
110 | South Africa | 82.4 |
111 | Libya | 81.7 |
112 | Lesotho | 81.4 |
113 | Iran | 80.0 |
113 | Honduras | 80.0 |
115 | El Salvador | 79.7 |
116 | Saudi Arabia | 79.4 |
117 | Swaziland | 79.2 |
118 | Botswana | 78.9 |
119 | United Arab Emirates | 77.3 |
120 | Belize | 76.9 |
121 | Nicaragua | 76.7 |
122 | Solomon Islands | 76.6 |
123 | Cape Verde | 75.7 |
124 | Oman | 74.4 |
125 | Tunisia | 74.3 |
126 | Vanuatu | 74.0 |
127 | Cambodia | 73.6 |
127 | Kenya | 73.6 |
129 | Gabon | 71.0 |
130 | Madagascar | 70.6 |
131 | Algeria | 69.8 |
132 | Tanzania | 78.2 |
133 | Guatemala | 69.1 |
134 | Uganda | 68.9 |
135 | Laos | 68.7 |
136 | Cameroon | 67.9 |
136 | Zambia | 67.9 |
138 | Angola | 66.8 |
138 | Nigeria | 66.8 |
140 | Djibouti | 65.5 |
141 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 65.3 |
142 | Malawi | 64.1 |
143 | Rwanda | 64.0 |
144 | India | 61.0 |
145 | Sudan | 59.0 |
146 | Burundi | 58.9 |
147 | Timor-Leste | 58.6 |
148 | Papua New Guinea | 57.3 |
149 | Eritrea | 56.7 |
150 | Comoros | 56.2 |
151 | Egypt | 55.6 |
152 | Ghana | 54.1 |
153 | Togo | 53.0 |
154 | Haiti | 51.9 |
155 | Mauritania | 51.2 |
156 | Morocco | 50.7 |
157 | Yemen | 49.0 |
158 | Pakistan | 48.7 |
159 | Central African Republic | 48.6 |
159 | Nepal | 48.6 |
161 | C?te d?Ivoire | 48.1 |
162 | Bhutan | 47.0 |
163 | Mozambique | 46.5 |
164 | Ethiopia | 41.5 |
165 | Bangladesh | 41.1 |
166 | Guinea | 41.0 |
167 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.6 |
168 | Senegal | 39.3 |
169 | Gambia | 37.8 |
170 | Afghanistan | 36.0 |
171 | Benin | 33.6 |
172 | Sierra Leone | 29.6 |
173 | Chad | 25.5 |
174 | Mali | 19.0 |
175 | Niger | 14.4 |
176 | Burkina Faso | 12.8 |