Male Adult Literacy Rate

Name: Male Adult Literacy Rate
Creator: NationMaster
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

This key economic indicator for the Education And Training sector has been recently updated.

Turkey rose 0.2points of Male Adult Literacy Rate in 2019, compared to the previous year.
Since 2014 Turkey Male Adult Literacy Rate was up 0.1points year on year close to 99.19 Percent of Men Aged 15+.
In 2016 Serbia was ranked number 12 in Male Adult Literacy Rate.
In 2014 Tajikistan was number 3 in Male Adult Literacy Rate reaching 99.82 Percent of Men Aged 15+, moving from 37 in 2013.

Top Countries in Male Adult Literacy Rate

Percent of Men Aged 15+ - 1970 to 2019

#	135 Countries	Percent of Men Aged 15+	Last	YoY	5‑years CAGR
1	#1 Uzbekistan	100.00 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.0 %	View data
2	#2 Azerbaijan	99.87 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.0 %	View data
3	#3 Tajikistan	99.82 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
4	#4 Armenia	99.81 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
5	#5 Belarus	99.79 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
6	#6 Turkmenistan	99.75 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
7	#7 Russia	99.73 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
8	#8 Slovenia	99.69 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
9	#9 Kyrgyzstan	99.68 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
10	#10 Moldova	99.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
11	#11 Barbados	99.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
12	#12 Serbia	99.50 %	2016	NA	+0.1 %	View data
13	#13 Montenegro	99.45 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
14	#14 Georgia	99.44 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
15	#15 Italy	99.35 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
16	#16 Tonga	99.35 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
17	#17 Turkey	99.19 %	2019	+0.2 %	+0.1 %	View data
18	#18 Hungary	99.16 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
19	#19 Romania	99.11 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
20	#20 Fiji	99.08 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
21	#21 Argentina	98.96 %	2019	+0.0 %	-0.0 %	View data
22	#22 Samoa	98.96 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
23	#23 Spain	98.95 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.1 %	View data
24	#24 Singapore	98.89 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.1 %	View data
25	#25 Macedonia	98.81 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
26	#26 Palestine	98.78 %	2019	+0.1 %	+0.1 %	View data
27	#27 Bahrain	98.76 %	2018	+0.0 %	NA	View data
28	#28 Jordan	98.61 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Grenada	98.58 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
30	#30 Albania	98.51 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
31	#31 China	98.47 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
32	#32 Antigua and Barbuda	98.40 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
33	#33 Uruguay	98.39 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.1 %	View data
34	#34 Mongolia	98.19 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
35	#35 New Caledonia	98.14 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
36	#36 Philippines	98.12 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
37	#37 Brunei	98.05 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
38	#38 Costa Rica	97.80 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
39	#39 Aruba	97.80 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
40	#40 Indonesia	97.35 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.1 %	View data
41	#41 Portugal	97.35 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
42	#42 Maldives	97.30 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
43	#43 Equatorial Guinea	97.29 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
44	#44 Oman	97.17 %	2019	+0.2 %	+0.5 %	View data
45	#45 Peru	97.12 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.0 %	View data
46	#46 Saudi Arabia	97.10 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
47	#47 Venezuela	97.04 %	2016	+0.4 %	+0.5 %	View data
48	#48 Lebanon	96.85 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
49	#49 Kuwait	96.81 %	2019	+0.1 %	NA	View data
50	#50 Palau	96.81 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
51	#51 Bolivia	96.52 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
52	#52 Vietnam	96.46 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
53	#53 Chile	96.43 %	2019	-0.1 %	NA	View data
54	#54 Mexico	96.33 %	2019	+0.1 %	+0.1 %	View data
55	#55 Sao Tome and Principe	96.16 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
56	#56 Malaysia	96.12 %	2018	-0.4 %	NA	View data
57	#57 Suriname	96.07 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
58	#58 Panama	95.97 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
59	#59 Seychelles	95.41 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
60	#60 Thailand	95.20 %	2018	NA	-0.0 %	View data
61	#61 Colombia	94.86 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.2 %	View data
62	#62 Paraguay	94.64 %	2019	+0.1 %	-0.3 %	View data
63	#63 Ecuador	94.41 %	2019	+0.0 %	-0.2 %	View data
64	#64 Dominican Republic	94.13 %	2019	+0.3 %	+0.6 %	View data
65	#65 Mauritius	93.86 %	2019	+0.5 %	-0.2 %	View data
66	#66 Qatar	93.45 %	2019	+0.2 %	+0.5 %	View data
67	#67 Brazil	93.26 %	2019	+0.3 %	+0.4 %	View data
68	#68 Malta	93.01 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
69	#69 Sri Lanka	92.77 %	2018	-0.2 %	NA	View data
70	#70 Puerto Rico	92.39 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
71	#71 Iraq	91.80 %	2019	+0.5 %	+0.4 %	View data
72	#72 Cape Verde	91.69 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
73	#73 El Salvador	91.29 %	2019	+0.2 %	NA	View data
74	#74 Zambia	90.60 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
75	#75 Iran	90.58 %	2019	+0.1 %	+0.2 %	View data
76	#76 Laos	89.96 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
77	#77 Zimbabwe	89.19 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
78	#78 Democratic Republic of the Congo	88.52 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
79	#79 South Africa	88.38 %	2019	-0.5 %	-1.5 %	View data
80	#80 Vanuatu	88.31 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
81	#81 Swaziland	88.29 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
82	#82 Honduras	87.72 %	2019	+0.7 %	+0.1 %	View data
83	#83 Algeria	87.42 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
84	#84 Guatemala	86.76 %	2014	+4.9 %	NA	View data
85	#85 Botswana	86.74 %	2014	+0.7 %	NA	View data
86	#86 Cambodia	86.53 %	2015	+2.0 %	NA	View data
87	#87 Guyana	86.31 %	2014	NA	+0.9 %	View data
88	#88 Republic of the Congo	86.08 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
89	#89 Tunisia	86.06 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
90	#90 Gabon	85.85 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
91	#91 Kenya	84.99 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
92	#92 Eritrea	84.37 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
93	#93 Ghana	83.52 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
94	#94 Jamaica	83.44 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
95	#95 Morocco	83.30 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
96	#96 Tanzania	83.20 %	2015	NA	+2.0 %	View data
97	#97 Uganda	82.66 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
98	#98 Cameroon	82.63 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
99	#99 Nicaragua	82.44 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
100	#100 India	82.37 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
101	#101 Myanmar	80.01 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
102	#102 Angola	79.97 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
103	#103 Nepal	78.59 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
104	#104 Rwanda	77.56 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
105	#105 Bangladesh	77.44 %	2019	+1.0 %	+3.8 %	View data
106	#106 Madagascar	77.28 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
107	#107 Togo	77.26 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
108	#108 Egypt	76.50 %	2017	NA	-1.3 %	View data
109	#109 Burundi	76.30 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
110	#110 Bhutan	75.02 %	2017	NA	+2.6 %	View data
111	#111 Mozambique	72.60 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
112	#112 East Timor	71.87 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
113	#113 Nigeria	71.26 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
114	#114 Pakistan	71.12 %	2017	NA	+0.4 %	View data
115	#115 Malawi	69.75 %	2015	-8.2 %	-0.7 %	View data
116	#116 Lesotho	67.75 %	2014	NA	+0.7 %	View data
117	#117 Sudan	65.44 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
118	#118 Haiti	65.28 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
119	#119 Senegal	64.81 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
120	#120 Comoros	64.64 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
121	#121 Mauritania	63.75 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
122	#122 Liberia	62.70 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
123	#123 Guinea-Bissau	62.16 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
124	#124 Gambia	61.77 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
125	#125 Ethiopia	59.24 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
126	#126 Afghanistan	55.48 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
127	#127 Benin	53.98 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
128	#128 Ivory Coast	53.66 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
129	#129 Sierra Leone	51.65 %	2018	NA	+4.6 %	View data
130	#130 Burkina Faso	50.07 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
131	#131 Central African Republic	49.51 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
132	#132 Mali	46.18 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
133	#133 Guinea	43.64 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
134	#134 South Sudan	40.26 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
135	#135 Chad	31.33 %	2016	-19.5 %	NA	View data

Source: World Bank