Education > Adult literacy rate > Total: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Estonia | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Cuba | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Latvia | 99.8 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Tajikistan | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Georgia | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Lithuania | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Slovenia | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Ukraine | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Belarus | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Kazakhstan | 99.7 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 99.51 | 2008 | |||
| =11 | Turkmenistan | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Armenia | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Russia | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Poland | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Azerbaijan | 99.5 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.3 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 99.2 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Tonga | 99.02 | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Hungary | 99 | 2008 | ||
| =19 | Albania | 99 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.95 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Cayman Islands | 98.87 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Italy | 98.8 | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.7 | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Samoa | 98.7 | 2008 | ||
| =24 | Croatia | 98.7 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Chile | 98.65 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Maldives | 98.4 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Moldova | 98.3 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Bulgaria | 98.3 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Uruguay | 98.16 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Aruba | 98.1 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Cyprus | 97.8 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Argentina | 97.7 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Spain | 97.63 | 2008 | ||
| =36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.6 | 2008 | ||
| =36 | Romania | 97.6 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Mongolia | 97.3 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Greece | 97 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Guam | 96.42 | 1980 | ||
| =41 | Netherlands Antilles | 96.3 | 2008 | ||
| =41 | New Caledonia | 96.3 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Costa Rica | 96 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Venezuela | 95.15 | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Brunei | 95 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Portugal | 94.6 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Paraguay | 94.56 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Singapore | 94.5 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Kuwait | 94.46 | 2007 | ||
| 50 | China | 93.7 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Philippines | 93.6 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Thailand | 93.51 | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Panama | 93.5 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Colombia | 93.38 | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Qatar | 93.08 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 93 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Mexico | 92.93 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Vietnam | 92.5 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Malta | 92.36 | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Jordan | 92.2 | 2007 | ||
| 61 | Malaysia | 92.1 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Indonesia | 91.98 | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Palau | 91.92 | 1980 | ||
| 64 | Burma | 91.9 | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Seychelles | 91.84 | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Israel | 91.75 | 1983 | ||
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 91.4 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Bahrain | 90.8 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Bolivia | 90.74 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Suriname | 90.7 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 90.56 | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 90.1 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 90.03 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Brazil | 90.01 | 2007 | ||
| 75 | Lebanon | 89.61 | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Peru | 89.59 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Lesotho | 89.5 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | South Africa | 89 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Turkey | 88.66 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Libya | 88.4 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88.3 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 88.24 | 2007 | ||
| 83 | Namibia | 88.2 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Mauritius | 87.5 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Gabon | 87 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Oman | 86.65 | 2008 | ||
| =87 | Swaziland | 86.5 | 2008 | ||
| =87 | Kenya | 86.5 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Jamaica | 85.9 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 85.5 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Ecuador | 84.19 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Cape Verde | 84.1 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | El Salvador | 83.95 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Syria | 83.6 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Honduras | 83.59 | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Botswana | 83.3 | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Vanuatu | 81.3 | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Tunisia | 78 | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Nicaragua | 78 | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Iraq | 77.6 | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Cambodia | 77.59 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 76.6 | 1999 | ||
| 103 | Cameroon | 75.9 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Uganda | 74.6 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Guatemala | 73.8 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Comoros | 73.6 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Malawi | 72.8 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Laos | 72.7 | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Algeria | 72.65 | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Tanzania | 72.6 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Zambia | 70.7 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Madagascar | 70.68 | 2008 | ||
| =113 | Rwanda | 70.3 | 2008 | ||
| =113 | Belize | 70.3 | 1991 | ||
| 115 | Angola | 69.6 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Sudan | 69.3 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 68.69 | 2008 | |||
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.6 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Burundi | 65.9 | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Ghana | 65.8 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Eritrea | 65.3 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Togo | 64.9 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | India | 62.75 | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Nigeria | 60.1 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 59.6 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Liberia | 58.1 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Nepal | 57.9 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Mauritania | 56.8 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Morocco | 56.4 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Bangladesh | 55 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.6 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Central African Republic | 54.6 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Mozambique | 54 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Pakistan | 53.7 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Bhutan | 52.81 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 51 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | The Gambia | 45.3 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Senegal | 41.89 | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Benin | 40.8 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 39.8 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Guinea | 38 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Ethiopia | 35.9 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Haiti | 34.73 | 1982 | ||
| 143 | Chad | 32.7 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 28.73 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Niger | 28.67 | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Mali | 26.18 | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Adult literacy rate > Total
- Cuba ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
- Tajikistan ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Estonia ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Vietnam ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
- Russia ranked 6th last for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
- Slovenia ranked second for adult literacy rate > total amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Failed states in 2008.
- Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Belarus ranked first for adult literacy rate > total amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.