Literacy rate, men aged 15 and above

percent, 1970–2020

Country	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Afghanistan										30.31	30.78	31.25	31.72	32.20	32.67	33.14	33.61	34.09	34.56	35.03	35.50	35.97	36.45	36.92	37.39	37.86	38.33	38.81	39.28	39.75	40.22	40.70	41.17	41.64	42.11	42.58	43.06	43.53	44.00	44.47	44.94	45.42
Albania																																99.19	98.92	98.65	98.38	98.11	97.84	97.58	97.31	97.54	97.77	98.01	98.35	98.38	98.41	98.43	98.46	98.49	98.51
Algeria																		63.38	64.43	65.49	66.54	67.59	68.65	69.70	70.76	71.81	72.86	73.92	74.97	76.02	77.08	78.13	79.19	79.71	80.24	80.76	81.28	81.95	82.62	83.10	83.58	84.06	84.54	85.02	85.50	85.98	86.46	86.94	87.42
American Samoa											97.47
Angola																																82.92	82.69	82.47	82.24	82.01	81.79	81.56	81.33	81.11	80.88	80.65	80.43	80.20	79.97
Antigua and Barbuda																																98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40	98.40
Argentina											94.26	94.44	94.61	94.78	94.96	95.13	95.31	95.48	95.65	95.83	96.00	96.17	96.28	96.38	96.48	96.58	96.68	96.79	96.89	96.99	97.09	97.19	97.50	97.81	98.11	98.42	98.73	98.81	98.88	98.96	98.99	99.23	99.11	99.16	99.06	99.15	99.10	99.02	98.94
Armenia																				99.40	99.43	99.45	99.47	99.49	99.52	99.54	99.56	99.58	99.61	99.63	99.65	99.67	99.69	99.70	99.71	99.73	99.74	99.75	99.77	99.78	99.79	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.84
Aruba																															97.54	97.48	97.42	97.36	97.30	97.24	97.18	97.12	97.06	97.00	96.94	97.05	97.16	97.26	97.37	97.48	97.59	97.69	97.80
Azerbaijan																														99.47	99.52	99.56	99.60	99.65	99.69	99.73	99.78	99.82	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.86	99.85	99.87	99.86	99.86	99.86	99.86	99.87	99.87
Bahrain												76.52	77.72	78.92	80.12	81.33	82.53	83.73	84.93	86.13	87.34	88.54	88.54	88.54	88.54	88.54	88.55	88.55	88.55	88.55	88.55	88.55	88.95	89.35	89.75	90.15	90.55	90.95	91.35	91.75	92.15
Bangladesh												39.73	40.19	40.65	41.11	41.57	42.02	42.48	42.94	43.40	43.86	44.31	45.27	46.23	47.19	48.15	49.11	50.06	51.02	51.98	52.94	53.90	53.22	52.54	51.86	51.19	50.51	49.83	53.00	56.16	59.32	62.48	61.54	64.21	64.37	68.06	75.62	75.70	76.67	77.44	77.82
Barbados	99.29	99.31	99.33	99.35	99.38	99.40	99.42	99.44	99.47	99.49	99.51	99.53	99.56	99.58	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60
Belarus																				99.38	99.43	99.47	99.51	99.55	99.59	99.63	99.67	99.71	99.75	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.78	99.78	99.78	99.78	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.76	99.77	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.86	99.87
Belize																						70.27	70.98	71.69	72.41	73.12	73.83	74.55	75.26	75.97	76.68
Benin										25.19	26.32	27.45	28.59	29.72	30.85	31.98	33.11	34.24	35.38	36.51	37.64	38.77	39.90	40.70	41.50	42.29	43.09	43.88	44.68	45.48	46.27	47.07	47.87	46.05	44.24	42.43	40.62	41.34	42.06	42.79	43.51	44.24	44.96	46.46	47.97	49.47	50.97	52.47	53.98
Bhutan																																				65.05	65.18	65.32	65.46	65.59	65.73	65.87	66.00	67.81	69.61	71.41	73.22	75.02
Bolivia							75.84	76.61	77.38	78.15	78.92	79.69	80.46	81.23	82.00	82.77	83.54	84.31	85.08	85.85	86.62	87.39	88.16	88.70	89.24	89.79	90.33	90.88	91.42	91.97	92.51	93.06	93.55	94.05	94.55	95.04	95.54	96.04	94.96	95.80	96.20	96.60	97.11	96.91	96.72	96.52
Bosnia and Herzegovina																						96.31	96.61	96.91	97.21	97.52	97.82	98.12	98.43	98.73	99.03	99.08	99.13	99.17	99.22	99.26	99.31	99.36	99.40	99.45	99.50	99.54	99.36	99.18
Botswana																						65.39	66.64	67.89	69.15	70.40	71.65	72.91	74.16	75.42	76.67	77.92	79.18	80.43	81.00	81.57	82.14	82.71	83.28	83.85	84.41	84.98	85.55	86.12
Brazil											76.38	76.87	77.36	77.86	78.35	78.84	79.33	79.83	80.32	80.81	81.30	81.80	82.29	82.78	83.27	83.77	84.26	84.75	85.24	85.74	86.23	86.77	87.32	87.86	88.41	88.88	89.35	89.77	89.84	90.17	90.06	91.17	91.03	91.18	91.37	91.73	92.58	92.89	93.01
Brunei												85.14	85.87	86.60	87.33	88.06	88.79	89.53	90.26	90.99	91.72	92.45	92.72	92.99	93.26	93.53	93.80	94.07	94.34	94.61	94.88	95.15	95.38	95.61	95.83	96.06	96.29	96.52	96.74	96.97	97.20	97.43	97.52	97.61	97.70	97.79	97.87	97.96	98.05
Bulgaria																																98.74	98.74	98.74	98.74	98.74	98.74	98.74	98.74	98.75	98.75	98.75
Burkina Faso						14.53	14.85	15.17	15.48	15.80	16.12	16.44	16.76	17.08	17.40	17.71	18.03	18.35	18.67	18.99	19.31	19.63	19.40	19.18	18.96	18.74	18.52	20.07	21.62	23.17	24.71	26.26	27.81	29.36	30.37	31.37	29.71	36.57	37.69	38.80	39.92	41.03	42.15	43.26	44.38	45.58	46.78	47.97	49.17
Burundi										34.26	35.53	36.80	38.07	39.34	40.61	41.88	43.16	44.43	45.70	46.97	48.24	50.14	52.05	53.96	55.86	57.77	59.68	61.59	63.49	65.40	67.31	65.53	63.76	61.99	60.22	58.45	56.67	54.90	53.13	55.87	58.61	61.36	64.10	66.84	69.59	71.82	74.06	76.30
Cape Verde																					74.76	75.67	76.57	77.48	78.39	79.30	80.21	81.11	82.02	82.93	83.84	84.39	84.94	85.50	86.05	86.60	87.16	87.71	88.26	88.82	89.37	89.92	90.47	90.88	91.29	91.69
Cambodia																													79.48	80.35	81.21	82.08	82.95	83.81	84.68	84.76	84.83	84.91	84.99	83.93	84.11	84.29	84.46	84.64	84.81	86.53
Cameroon							54.63	55.65	56.68	57.70	58.72	59.75	60.77	61.79	62.82	63.84	64.87	65.89	66.91	67.94	68.96	69.98	71.01	72.03	73.05	74.08	75.10	76.12	77.15	78.17	79.19	79.16	79.12	79.09	79.05	79.02	78.98	78.95	78.74	78.54	78.33	78.87	79.40	79.94	80.48	81.02	81.55	82.09	82.63
Cayman Islands																																						98.72
Central African Republic						29.59	31.01	32.43	33.85	35.26	36.68	38.10	39.52	40.93	42.35	43.77	45.19	46.60	48.02	49.58	51.15	52.71	54.28	55.84	57.40	58.97	60.53	62.10	63.66	65.23	66.79	65.18	63.57	61.97	60.36	58.75	57.14	55.54	53.93	52.32	50.71	50.56	50.41	50.26	50.11	49.96	49.81	49.66	49.51
Chad																								18.26	21.48	24.71	27.93	31.16	34.38	37.60	40.83	40.46	40.10	39.73	39.37	39.33	39.29	39.25	39.20	39.16	39.12	39.08	39.04	39.00	38.96	38.92	31.33
Chile													91.48	91.79	92.10	92.41	92.71	93.02	93.33	93.64	93.95	94.25	94.56	94.69	94.81	94.93	95.06	95.18	95.30	95.43	95.55	95.67	95.80	96.11	96.43	96.75	97.07	97.38	97.70	97.89	97.39	96.90	96.64	96.39	96.71	97.02	96.75	96.48
China													79.19	80.17	81.15	82.13	83.11	84.09	85.07	86.05	87.02	87.84	88.65	89.46	90.27	91.08	91.89	92.70	93.51	94.32	95.14	95.37	95.60	95.84	96.07	96.31	96.54	96.78	97.01	97.25	97.48	97.60	97.73	97.85	97.97	98.10	98.22	98.34	98.47
Colombia																								90.97	91.01	91.05	91.09	91.32	91.54	91.77	92.00	92.22	92.45	92.68	92.90	92.78	92.39	92.43	93.32	93.06	93.25	93.49	93.61	93.74	93.87	94.06	94.40	94.63	94.85	95.02	95.38
Comoros											55.98	56.90	57.83	58.76	59.68	60.61	61.54	62.47	63.39	64.32	65.25	66.17	67.10	68.03	68.95	69.88	70.81	71.73	72.66	73.59	74.51	73.01	71.51	70.01	68.50	67.00	65.50	63.99	62.49	60.99	59.49	57.98	56.48	57.84	59.20	60.56	61.92	63.28	64.64
Congo (Kinshasa)																																80.92	80.26	79.59	78.92	78.25	77.58	76.92	79.11	81.31	83.51	85.71	87.91	88.06	88.22	88.37	88.52
Congo (Brazzaville)															71.33	72.03	72.73	73.43	74.13	74.83	75.54	76.24	76.94	77.64	78.34	79.04	79.74	80.44	81.14	81.84	82.54	83.25	83.95	84.65	85.35	86.05	86.11	86.18	86.24	86.31	86.37	86.43	86.38	86.33	86.28	86.23	86.18	86.13	86.08
Costa Rica															92.68	92.81	92.93	93.05	93.17	93.30	93.42	93.54	93.67	93.79	93.91	94.04	94.16	94.28	94.40	94.53	94.65	94.89	95.13	95.37	95.62	95.86	96.10	96.34	96.58	96.82	97.06	97.31	97.38	97.45	97.52	97.59	97.66	97.73	97.80
Ivory Coast																			44.36	44.32	44.28	44.24	44.20	44.16	44.11	44.07	44.03	43.99	43.95	52.40	60.86	60.09	59.32	58.54	57.77	57.00	56.23	55.45	54.68	53.91	53.14	52.37	51.59	51.15	50.70	59.19	67.68	76.17	84.65	93.14
Croatia																						98.76	98.81	98.87	98.93	98.98	99.04	99.10	99.15	99.21	99.26	99.32	99.35	99.38	99.41	99.44	99.48	99.51	99.54	99.57	99.60	99.63
Cuba																																	99.81	99.80	99.79	99.78	99.77	99.76	99.75	99.74	99.73	99.72	99.71
Cyprus																							97.83	97.92	98.01	98.10	98.19	98.28	98.36	98.45	98.54	98.63	98.70	98.76	98.83	98.89	98.96	99.02	99.09	99.16	99.22	99.29
Dominican Republic												73.59	74.22	74.85	75.48	76.11	76.74	77.37	78.00	78.63	79.26	79.89	80.52	81.15	81.77	82.40	83.03	83.66	84.29	84.92	85.55	86.18	86.81	87.09	87.37	87.65	87.93	88.21	88.60	88.99	89.38	89.99	90.08	90.46	91.37	91.65	93.79
Ecuador													86.79	87.25	87.71	88.18	88.64	89.11	89.57	90.03	90.50	90.66	90.83	91.00	91.16	91.33	91.50	91.66	91.83	91.99	92.16	92.33	92.50	92.68	92.86	93.04	93.21	93.39	93.75	93.66	93.32	93.05	93.25	94.43	95.26	95.73	95.45	93.78	94.12	94.47	94.81
Egypt							53.62	53.95	54.29	54.62	54.96	55.30	55.63	55.97	56.30	56.64	56.98	57.99	59.01	60.03	61.05	62.06	63.08	64.10	65.12	66.13	67.15	68.35	69.54	70.74	71.93	73.13	74.32	75.52	76.71	77.91	74.62	76.03	77.45	78.86	80.27	80.97	81.68	81.69	80.39	79.09	77.79	76.50
El Salvador																							77.37	78.04	78.70	79.37	80.04	80.70	81.37	82.03	82.70	83.37	84.03	84.70	85.36	86.03	86.70	84.86	87.05	86.83	87.10	88.39	88.81	89.24	89.62	90.01	90.30	90.63	91.10	91.31
Equatorial Guinea																															94.84	95.08	95.31	95.55	95.78	96.01	96.25	96.48	96.72	96.95	97.18
Eritrea																																	65.39	67.00	68.62	70.23	71.85	73.46	75.07	76.00	76.93	77.86	78.79	79.72	80.65	81.58	82.51	83.44	84.37
Estonia																				99.88	99.87	99.86	99.85	99.84	99.83	99.82	99.81	99.80	99.79	99.79	99.78	99.78	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.84	99.84	99.85	99.86
Swaziland							57.38	58.61	59.84	61.07	62.30	63.53	64.76	65.99	67.22	68.45	69.68	70.65	71.61	72.57	73.53	74.49	75.46	76.42	77.38	78.34	79.31	80.27	81.23	82.19	83.15	83.23	83.30	83.38	83.45	83.53	83.60	83.68	83.75	83.83	83.90	84.45	85.00	85.55	86.09	86.64	87.19	87.74	88.29
Ethiopia																									35.98	37.38	38.79	40.19	41.59	42.99	44.39	45.79	47.20	48.60	50.00	41.94	45.54	49.13	50.15	51.16	52.17	53.18	54.19	55.20	56.21	57.22	58.23	59.24
Gabon																								79.44	79.73	80.02	80.30	80.59	80.87	81.16	81.44	81.73	82.02	82.30	82.59	82.87	83.16	83.44	83.73	84.02	84.30	84.59	84.87	85.04	85.20	85.36	85.53	85.69	85.85
Gambia																															48.98	49.17	49.36	49.54	49.73	49.92	50.11	50.29	50.48	50.67	50.86	51.04	51.23	51.42	56.59	61.77
Georgia																																	99.77	99.76	99.75	99.74	99.74	99.73	99.72	99.71	99.70	99.69	99.69	99.68	99.67	99.59	99.51	99.44	99.56	99.68
Ghana																															66.35	67.55	68.75	69.95	71.15	72.35	73.55	74.75	75.95	77.15	78.35	79.00	79.64	80.29	80.94	81.58	82.23	82.88	83.52
Greece												96.06	96.06	96.06	96.06	96.05	96.05	96.05	96.05	96.04	96.04	96.04	96.21	96.39	96.57	96.75	96.92	97.10	97.28	97.46	97.63	97.81	97.22	96.63	96.04	95.45	95.80	96.16	96.11	96.07	97.17	98.28	98.31	98.35	98.38	98.41	98.44	98.47	98.51
Grenada	98.05	98.09	98.12	98.16	98.20	98.24	98.28	98.31	98.35	98.39	98.43	98.47	98.50	98.54	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58	98.58
Guam											96.38	96.69	96.99	97.29	97.60	97.90	98.20	98.51	98.81	99.11	99.42
Guatemala																									71.71	72.17	72.63	73.10	73.56	74.02	74.49	74.95	75.42	76.36	77.30	78.25	79.19	80.13	81.08	82.02	82.96	83.91	84.85	82.72	86.76	86.40	86.05	85.69	85.34
Guinea																											32.90	34.33	35.75	37.18	38.61	40.04	41.47	42.90	42.03	41.16	40.28	39.41	38.54	37.66	36.79	38.50	40.21	41.93	43.64	46.34	49.04	51.73	54.43
Guinea Bissau										33.35	34.50	35.66	36.82	37.97	39.13	40.28	41.44	42.59	43.75	44.90	46.06	47.21	48.37	49.53	50.68	51.84	52.99	54.15	55.30	56.46	57.61	57.94	58.26	58.59	58.91	59.24	59.56	59.89	60.21	60.54	60.86	61.18	61.51	61.83	62.16
Guyana																																								82.44	83.21	83.99	84.76	85.54	86.31
Haiti													37.13	38.37	39.60	40.84	42.07	43.31	44.55	45.78	47.02	48.26	49.49	50.73	51.96	53.20	54.44	55.67	56.91	58.15	59.38	60.62	61.85	63.09	59.85	56.60	53.36	54.55	55.74	56.93	58.12	59.32	60.51	61.70	62.89	64.09	65.28
Honduras																																79.79	80.45	81.11	81.77	82.43	83.09	83.75	84.09	84.44	84.79	85.34	85.70	85.67	87.40	87.92	89.05	88.09	87.14	88.25
Hungary											99.30	99.30	99.29	99.29	99.29	99.28	99.28	99.27	99.27	99.27	99.26	99.26	99.25	99.25	99.24	99.24	99.24	99.23	99.23	99.22	99.22	99.21	99.21	99.21	99.20	99.20	99.19	99.19	99.19	99.18	99.18	99.17	99.17	99.16	99.16
India												54.84	55.52	56.20	56.88	57.56	58.24	58.92	59.60	60.28	60.96	61.64	62.82	64.00	65.17	66.35	67.53	68.70	69.88	71.06	72.23	73.41	73.77	74.12	74.48	74.84	75.19	75.93	76.67	77.40	78.14	78.88	79.38	79.87	80.37	80.87	81.37	81.87	82.37
Indonesia											77.47	78.53	79.58	80.64	81.69	82.75	83.80	84.86	85.91	86.97	88.02	88.45	88.88	89.31	89.74	90.17	90.60	91.03	91.46	91.89	92.32	92.75	93.18	93.61	94.04	94.60	95.16	95.27	95.38	95.65	95.62	95.59	95.99	96.39	96.79	97.11	97.17	97.25	97.33	97.39	97.45
Iran							48.18	49.68	51.17	52.66	54.15	55.64	57.13	58.62	60.12	61.61	63.10	65.33	67.57	69.80	72.04	74.27	75.39	76.51	77.63	78.75	79.87	80.48	81.08	81.69	82.29	82.90	83.50	85.00	86.51	88.01	87.27	87.72	88.18	88.35	88.53	88.70	88.88	89.54	89.64	89.99	90.35
Iraq																															84.09	84.24	84.39	84.54	84.69	84.84	84.99	85.14	85.30	85.45	85.60	85.75	85.90	81.40	90.00	90.00	90.00	91.20
Israel														94.96
Italy												97.46	97.53	97.60	97.67	97.74	97.80	97.87	97.94	98.01	98.08	98.14	98.21	98.28	98.35	98.42	98.48	98.55	98.62	98.69	98.76	98.82	98.86	98.89	98.92	98.95	98.98	99.01	99.05	99.08	99.11	99.14	99.17	99.20	99.23	99.26	99.29	99.32	99.35
Jamaica																														74.08	74.71	75.33	75.95	76.58	77.20	77.83	78.45	79.07	79.70	80.32	80.94	81.57	82.19	82.82	83.44
Jordan										80.48	81.09	81.70	82.31	82.92	83.52	84.13	84.74	85.35	85.96	86.57	87.18	87.78	88.39	89.00	89.61	90.22	90.83	91.43	92.04	92.65	93.26	93.87	94.48	95.08	95.13	95.18	95.34	95.49	95.59	95.68	95.77	97.75	98.44	98.47	98.50	98.53	98.56	98.59	98.61
Kazakhstan																				99.07	99.14	99.21	99.28	99.35	99.42	99.49	99.56	99.63	99.69	99.76	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.78	99.78	99.78	99.78	99.79	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83	99.83
Kenya																															87.49	86.15	84.80	83.46	82.11	80.77	79.42	78.08	78.89	79.71	80.52	81.34	82.15	82.96	83.78	84.08	84.38	84.69	84.99
South Korea																																							98.32
Kuwait						68.03	68.98	69.93	70.88	71.84	72.79	73.87	74.95	76.03	77.12	78.20	78.49	78.78	79.07	79.37	79.66	79.95	80.24	80.54	80.83	81.12	82.45	83.79	85.12	86.45	87.78	89.12	90.45	91.78	93.11	94.45	94.53	94.79	95.02	95.28	95.55	95.69	95.84	96.35	96.37	96.39	96.54	96.70	96.67	96.86	97.05
Kyrgyzstan																														99.31	99.33	99.35	99.37	99.39	99.41	99.43	99.46	99.48	99.50	99.52	99.54	99.55	99.57	99.59	99.61	99.62	99.64	99.66	99.68
Laos																										73.49	75.06	76.64	78.21	79.79	81.36	77.01	78.37	79.73	81.09	82.45	79.94	77.42	74.91	72.39	69.87	67.36	73.01	78.66	84.31	89.96
Latvia																				99.75	99.76	99.76	99.77	99.77	99.77	99.78	99.78	99.78	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.82	99.83	99.83	99.84	99.85	99.86	99.87	99.87	99.88	99.88	99.88	99.88	99.87	99.87	99.87	99.87
Lebanon																																						93.38	93.83	94.27	94.56	94.85	95.13	95.42	95.71	95.99	96.28	96.57	96.85
Lesotho																															80.00	78.39	76.78	75.17	73.56	71.95	70.35	68.74	67.13	65.52	65.97	66.41	66.86	67.30	67.75
Liberia															44.88	45.57	46.26	46.95	47.64	48.33	49.03	49.72	50.41	51.10	51.79	52.48	53.17	53.86	54.55	55.25	55.94	56.63	57.32	58.01	58.70	59.39	60.08	60.77	60.97	61.16	61.35	61.54	61.74	61.93	62.12	62.31	62.50	62.70
Libya															76.99	78.07	79.14	80.21	81.28	82.36	83.43	84.50	85.57	86.65	87.72	88.33	88.95	89.56	90.17	90.79	91.40	92.01	92.62	93.24	93.85
Lithuania																				99.21	99.24	99.28	99.32	99.35	99.39	99.43	99.46	99.50	99.53	99.57	99.61	99.64	99.66	99.67	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.73	99.75	99.76	99.78	99.79
Macau												92.81	92.93	93.06	93.18	93.30	93.43	93.55	93.67	93.80	93.92	94.04	94.17	94.29	94.41	94.54	94.66	94.78	94.91	95.03	95.15	95.28	95.52	95.75	95.99	96.23	96.47	96.73	96.98	97.24	97.50	97.75	97.84	97.93	98.01	98.10	98.19
Madagascar																															76.54	73.90	71.26	68.62	65.99	63.35	64.36	65.38	66.40	67.42	69.95	72.49	75.03	75.59	76.15	76.70	77.26	77.82	78.38
Malawi																		65.28	66.16	67.03	67.91	68.79	69.66	70.54	71.42	72.30	73.17	74.05	74.93	74.69	74.45	74.22	73.98	73.75	73.51	73.28	73.04	72.80	72.57	72.33	72.10	73.07	74.04	75.01	75.98	69.75
Malaysia											78.15	79.09	80.04	80.99	81.93	82.88	83.83	84.78	85.72	86.67	87.62	88.56	88.94	89.32	89.70	90.08	90.46	90.83	91.21	91.59	91.97	92.32	92.66	93.01	93.36	93.70	94.05	94.39	94.74	95.09	95.43	95.58	95.72	95.87	96.01	96.15	96.30	96.50	96.12	96.22
Maldives								82.40	83.62	84.83	86.05	87.26	88.47	89.69	90.90	92.11	92.87	93.63	94.38	95.14	95.90	95.96	96.02	96.09	96.15	96.21	96.41	96.60	96.80	97.00	97.19	97.39	97.58	97.78	97.97	98.17	98.37	98.39	98.40	98.42	98.44	98.46	98.48	98.50	98.52	97.91	97.30
Mali							13.51	14.11	14.71	15.32	15.92	16.52	17.12	17.72	18.32	18.92	19.52	20.12	20.72	21.32	21.93	22.53	23.13	23.73	24.33	24.93	25.53	26.13	26.73	27.93	29.12	30.31	31.51	32.70	33.42	34.14	34.86	36.99	39.13	41.26	43.40	43.52	43.91	44.29	44.68	45.07	45.44	45.81	46.18	43.31	40.43
Malta																86.55	86.54	86.53	86.52	86.50	86.49	86.48	86.47	86.45	86.44	86.43	86.91	87.38	87.86	88.33	88.81	89.28	89.76	90.24	90.71	91.19	91.29	91.39	91.49	91.59	91.69	91.79	91.97	92.14	92.31	92.49	92.66	92.84	93.01
Marshall Islands																																										98.33
Mauritania																															59.54	59.24	58.93	58.62	58.32	58.01	57.71	57.40	59.16	60.92	62.68	64.44	66.20	67.96	66.91	65.85	64.80	63.75
Mauritius																					85.15	85.45	85.76	86.07	86.38	86.69	87.00	87.30	87.61	87.92	88.23	88.57	88.90	89.24	89.58	89.92	90.26	90.60	90.94	91.27	91.61	91.95	94.65	94.04	94.77	94.86	95.44	94.40	93.36
Mexico											86.24	86.65	87.06	87.47	87.88	88.30	88.71	89.12	89.53	89.94	90.35	90.57	90.79	91.01	91.23	91.45	91.67	91.90	92.12	92.34	92.56	92.28	92.00	92.22	92.45	93.19	93.90	94.44	94.59	94.92	94.38	94.78	95.39	95.11	95.62	95.55	95.84	95.87	96.23	96.15	96.06
Moldova																				98.61	98.56	98.50	98.44	98.38	98.32	98.27	98.21	98.15	98.09	98.04	97.98	98.09	98.21	98.33	98.44	98.56	98.67	98.79	98.91	99.02	99.14	99.25	99.37	99.49	99.60
Mongolia																															98.02	98.03	98.05	98.06	98.08	98.10	98.11	98.13	98.14	98.16	98.17	98.18	98.18	98.18	98.18	98.18	98.18	98.18	98.19	98.65	99.12
Montenegro												96.32	95.62	94.91	94.21	93.51	92.80	92.10	91.39	90.69	89.99	89.28	90.12	90.95	91.79	92.62	93.46	94.29	95.13	95.96	96.80	97.63	98.47	99.30	99.32	99.34	99.35	99.37	99.38	99.40	99.42	99.43	99.43	99.44	99.44	99.44	99.45	99.45	99.45
Morocco													43.71	44.67	45.62	46.57	47.53	48.48	49.43	50.39	51.34	52.30	53.25	54.20	55.16	56.21	57.27	58.32	59.38	60.43	61.49	62.54	63.60	64.65	65.71	66.37	67.04	67.70	68.37	68.92	72.50	76.07	80.38	77.88	75.37	77.35	79.33	81.32	83.30
Mozambique											43.78	44.43	45.08	45.73	46.38	47.03	47.68	48.32	48.97	49.62	50.27	50.92	51.57	52.22	52.87	53.52	54.17	54.82	56.61	58.41	60.20	61.99	63.78	65.58	65.87	66.17	66.47	66.76	67.06	67.35	67.92	68.49	69.06	69.62	70.19	70.76	71.68	72.60
Burma (Myanmar)														85.79	86.27	86.75	87.22	87.70	88.18	88.66	89.14	89.62	90.10	90.57	91.05	91.53	92.01	92.49	92.97	93.45	93.92	93.05	92.19	91.32	90.45	89.58	88.71	87.84	86.97	86.10	85.23	84.36	83.49	82.62	81.75	80.88	80.01	84.14	88.27	92.39
Namibia																						77.81	78.68	79.56	80.43	81.31	82.18	83.06	83.93	84.81	85.68	86.56	84.52	82.48	80.44	78.40	76.37	74.33	77.90	81.48	85.06	88.63	89.06	89.49	89.92	90.34	90.77	91.20	91.63
Nepal												31.67	33.43	35.18	36.94	38.69	40.45	42.20	43.96	45.71	47.47	49.22	50.57	51.92	53.27	54.62	55.96	57.31	58.66	60.01	61.36	62.71	63.61	64.51	65.41	66.31	67.21	68.11	69.01	69.91	70.81	71.71	72.69	73.67	74.66	75.64	76.62	77.61	78.59
New Caledonia							92.19	92.33	92.48	92.62	92.76	92.90	93.05	93.19	93.33	93.47	93.62	93.76	93.90	94.04	94.44	94.83	95.22	95.61	96.00	96.39	96.78	96.86	96.94	97.01	97.09	97.16	97.24	97.31	97.39	97.46	97.54	97.61	97.69	97.76	97.84	97.91	97.99	98.06	98.14
Nicaragua																																76.76	77.09	77.43	77.76	78.10	78.53	78.96	79.40	79.83	80.27	80.70	81.14	81.57	82.00	82.44
Niger																																19.64	25.46	31.28	37.11	42.93	42.37	41.82	41.27	40.72	40.16	39.61	39.06	39.81	40.57	41.33	42.08	42.84	43.59
Nigeria																						67.65	67.58	67.51	67.43	67.36	67.28	67.21	67.14	67.06	66.99	66.92	66.84	66.77	69.89	73.01	76.13	68.69	61.25	62.25	63.25	64.25	65.25	66.25	67.26	68.26	69.26	70.26	71.26
Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)																									97.23	97.35	97.48	97.60	97.72	97.85	97.97	98.09	98.21	98.26	98.31	98.36	98.41	98.46	98.51	98.56	98.61	98.66	98.71	98.76	98.81	98.86	98.91	98.96	99.02	99.07	99.12
Oman																																		86.86	87.49	88.12	88.74	89.37	90.00	90.12	90.24	91.43	92.62	93.80	94.99	96.63	96.63	97.02	96.99
Pakistan												35.38	36.55	37.72	38.90	40.07	41.24	42.41	43.58	44.75	45.92	47.10	48.27	49.44	50.61	51.78	52.95	54.13	55.30	56.55	57.80	59.05	60.30	61.56	62.81	64.06	67.65	65.00	68.87	68.63	68.90	66.99	69.86	68.63	69.07	69.75	70.43	71.12	69.28	69.29
Palau											93.29	93.47	93.66	93.85	94.04	94.22	94.41	94.60	94.79	94.97	95.16	95.35	95.53	95.72	95.91	96.10	96.28	96.47	96.66	96.85	97.03	97.22	97.41	97.59	97.78	97.97	98.16	98.34	98.53	98.72	98.91	99.09	99.28	99.47	98.14	96.81
Panama											88.10	88.22	88.34	88.47	88.59	88.72	88.84	88.96	89.09	89.21	89.34	89.66	89.98	90.30	90.62	90.94	91.26	91.58	91.91	92.23	92.55	92.76	92.98	93.20	93.41	93.63	93.84	94.06	94.28	94.49	94.71	94.87	95.02	95.18	95.34	95.50	95.65	95.81	95.97	96.14
Papua New Guinea																															63.45	63.63	63.81	64.00	64.18	64.37	64.55	64.74	64.92	65.11	65.29
Paraguay													81.08	82.17	83.27	84.36	85.45	86.54	87.63	88.73	89.82	90.91	92.00	92.25	92.50	92.74	92.99	93.24	93.49	93.73	93.98	94.23	94.48	94.72	94.97	95.22	95.46	95.71	94.13	94.37	94.81	94.82	94.82	95.67	95.87	96.25	95.48	94.99	94.51	93.79	94.92
Peru												90.14	90.37	90.59	90.82	91.05	91.27	91.50	91.72	91.95	92.17	92.40	92.63	92.85	92.91	92.96	93.02	93.07	93.13	93.18	93.24	93.29	93.35	93.41	93.46	93.72	94.23	94.86	95.28	95.69	96.11	96.53	96.95	96.95	96.95	97.11	97.19	97.04	97.12	97.06	96.99
Philippines											83.89	84.90	85.91	86.91	87.92	88.93	89.94	90.95	91.96	92.96	93.97	93.80	93.64	93.47	93.30	93.18	93.05	92.92	92.80	92.67	92.54	92.24	91.94	91.63	92.31	92.99	93.66	94.34	95.01	95.21	95.41	95.61	95.81	96.01	97.07	98.12	97.52	96.91	96.31	95.71
Poland									99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28	99.28
Portugal												84.83	85.51	86.18	86.86	87.53	88.21	88.89	89.56	90.24	90.91	91.59	91.82	92.06	92.29	92.53	92.76	93.00	93.23	93.47	93.70	93.94	94.17	94.41	94.64	94.88	95.11	95.35	95.58	95.82	96.05	96.29	96.44	96.59	96.74	96.90	97.05	97.20	97.35
Puerto Rico											87.75	87.92	88.10	88.27	88.45	88.63	88.80	88.98	89.15	89.33	89.50	89.59	89.69	89.78	89.87	89.96	90.05	90.14	90.23	90.33	90.42	90.51	90.60	90.69	90.78	90.87	90.97	91.06	91.15	91.24	91.33	91.48	91.63	91.78	91.94	92.09	92.24	92.39
Qatar																	76.80	77.47	78.15	78.83	79.50	80.18	80.86	81.54	82.21	82.89	83.57	84.24	84.60	84.96	85.31	85.67	86.03	86.38	86.74	87.81	88.89	89.96	91.44	91.37	91.75	91.65	90.00	90.34	91.05	91.96	92.88	93.14
Romania																							98.53	98.52	98.51	98.49	98.48	98.47	98.46	98.44	98.43	98.42	98.40	98.47	98.54	98.61	98.68	98.75	98.82	98.89	98.96	99.03	99.04	99.06	99.07	99.08	99.09	99.10	99.11
Russia																				99.46	99.47	99.49	99.51	99.53	99.55	99.57	99.58	99.60	99.62	99.64	99.66	99.68	99.69	99.70	99.70	99.71	99.71	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73	99.73
Rwanda									50.82	51.76	52.70	53.63	54.57	55.50	56.44	57.38	58.31	59.25	60.19	61.12	62.06	62.99	63.93	64.87	65.80	66.74	67.67	68.61	69.55	70.48	71.42	71.39	71.36	71.33	71.30	71.28	71.25	71.22	71.19	71.16	71.13	71.79	72.45	74.30	76.15	76.50	76.85	77.21	77.56
Samoa																						98.42	98.44	98.46	98.49	98.51	98.53	98.56	98.58	98.60	98.63	98.65	98.67	98.70	98.72	98.74	98.77	98.79	98.81	98.84	98.86	98.88	98.89	98.90	98.91	98.92	98.93	98.95	98.96
Saint Thomas and Principe												73.14	74.35	75.56	76.77	77.98	79.20	80.41	81.62	82.83	84.04	85.25	85.95	86.65	87.35	88.04	88.74	89.44	90.14	90.84	91.54	92.23	90.53	88.83	87.13	85.43	83.73	82.03	80.33	83.99	87.64	91.30	94.96	95.16	95.36	95.56	95.76	95.96	96.16
Saudi Arabia																							79.97	80.86	81.74	82.63	83.51	84.40	85.29	86.17	87.06	87.18	87.30	87.41	87.53	88.53	89.53	90.53	91.53	92.53	93.53	94.53	95.53	96.53	96.67	96.82	96.96	97.10	97.61	98.12	98.62
Senegal																			36.90	37.91	38.92	39.93	40.95	41.96	42.97	43.98	44.99	46.00	47.01	48.02	49.03	50.04	51.05	51.35	51.66	51.96	52.26	54.77	57.28	59.78	62.91	66.04	59.97	53.90	56.63	59.36	62.08	64.81
Serbia																																		98.91	98.95	99.00	99.04	99.09	99.13	99.18	99.22	99.26	99.31	99.36	99.41	99.45	99.50	99.63	99.75	99.88
Seychelles																		82.93	83.52	84.10	84.68	85.27	85.85	86.43	87.02	87.56	88.11	88.66	89.21	89.76	90.31	90.86	91.41	91.66	91.92	92.18	92.44	92.69	92.95	93.21	93.46	93.71	93.95	94.19	94.44	94.68	94.92	95.17	95.41
Sierra Leone																																			46.65	46.06	45.47	44.88	44.29	43.70	43.11	42.51	41.92	41.33	43.40	45.46	47.52	49.58	51.65
Singapore											91.57	91.92	92.27	92.62	92.98	93.33	93.68	94.04	94.39	94.74	95.09	95.24	95.39	95.53	95.68	95.83	95.98	96.12	96.27	96.42	96.57	96.71	96.86	97.01	97.15	97.30	97.45	97.60	97.74	97.89	98.04	98.39	98.47	98.54	98.61	98.56	98.73	98.80	98.85	98.90
Slovenia																						99.60	99.61	99.62	99.62	99.63	99.64	99.64	99.65	99.66	99.66	99.67	99.68	99.68	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.69
Solomon Islands																														83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70	83.70
Somalia			7.20
South Africa											77.53	77.93	78.34	78.75	79.16	79.57	79.98	80.39	80.80	81.21	81.62	82.03	82.43	82.84	83.25	83.66	84.07	84.68	85.28	85.88	86.49	87.09	87.70	88.30	88.91	89.51	90.11	90.72	92.42	94.12	94.14	94.25	94.96	95.13	95.29	95.40	91.54	87.68	91.61	95.55
South Sudan																																							34.84	35.38	35.92	36.47	37.01	37.55	38.09	38.64	39.18	39.72	40.26
Spain												95.90	96.11	96.33	96.54	96.75	96.97	97.18	97.39	97.61	97.82	98.04	98.04	98.05	98.06	98.07	98.08	98.09	98.09	98.10	98.11	98.12	98.13	98.14	98.14	98.62	98.56	98.63	98.40	98.46	98.53	98.54	98.61	98.75	98.73	98.77	98.84	98.88	98.93	98.98	99.03
Sri Lanka												91.35	91.39	91.44	91.49	91.53	91.58	91.62	91.67	91.72	91.76	91.81	91.86	91.90	91.95	91.99	92.04	92.09	92.13	92.18	92.22	92.27	92.36	92.45	92.54	92.63	92.71	92.48	92.24	92.41	92.58	92.72	92.87	93.02	93.16	93.31	93.46	92.98	92.77	93.03
Saint Vincent and Grenadines	95.80
Sudan																															71.58	70.11	68.64	67.16	65.69	64.22	62.74	61.27	59.80	60.36	60.93	61.49	62.05	62.62	63.18	63.74	64.31	64.87	65.44
Suriname																																			92.02	92.89	93.75	94.62	95.49	95.43	95.36	95.12	94.87	95.07	95.27	95.47	95.67	95.87	96.07
Syria												73.58	74.41	75.25	76.08	76.91	77.74	78.57	79.40	80.23	81.06	81.89	82.72	83.55	84.38	85.21	86.04	86.88	87.71	88.54	89.37	90.20	91.03	89.39	87.76
Tajikistan																				98.79	98.87	98.95	99.03	99.12	99.20	99.28	99.36	99.44	99.52	99.60	99.68	99.69	99.70	99.71	99.72	99.73	99.74	99.75	99.76	99.77	99.78	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.82
Tanzania																			71.37	71.80	72.24	72.68	73.12	73.56	74.00	74.44	74.87	75.31	75.75	76.19	76.63	77.07	77.51	77.25	77.00	76.74	76.49	76.23	75.98	75.72	75.47	79.42	83.38	83.32	83.26	83.20
Thailand											92.21	92.35	92.48	92.62	92.75	92.89	93.02	93.15	93.29	93.42	93.56	93.69	93.83	93.96	94.10	94.23	94.36	94.50	94.63	94.77	94.90	95.04	95.18	95.32	95.46	95.60	95.77	95.93	96.10	96.27	96.44	96.04	95.65	95.25	94.96	94.66	94.84	95.02	95.20
Timor Leste																																45.30	47.50	49.70	51.90	54.10	56.30	58.50	60.20	61.89	63.59	64.63	65.66	66.70	67.73	68.76	69.80	70.83	71.87
Togo																															68.73	68.98	69.24	69.50	69.76	70.01	70.27	70.57	70.87	71.17	72.61	74.06	74.86	75.66	76.46	77.26	77.94	78.63	79.31	79.99
Tonga							99.66	99.62	99.58	99.54	99.49	99.45	99.41	99.37	99.33	99.29	99.25	99.21	99.16	99.12	99.08	99.04	99.00	98.96	98.92	98.88	98.83	98.85	98.86	98.87	98.88	98.89	98.91	98.92	98.93	98.94	98.95	99.03	99.11	99.18	99.26	99.34	99.34	99.34	99.34	99.34	99.35	99.35	99.35
Trinidad and Tobago											96.52	96.67	96.82	96.97	97.12	97.27	97.41	97.56	97.71	97.86	98.01	98.08	98.16	98.23	98.31	98.38	98.45	98.53	98.60	98.68	98.75	98.79	98.83	98.87	98.91	98.95	98.98	99.02	99.06	99.10	99.14
Tunisia															60.41	61.56	62.71	63.85	65.00	66.15	67.30	68.45	69.60	70.75	71.90	73.05	74.19	75.34	76.49	77.64	78.79	79.94	81.09	82.24	83.39	84.27	85.16	86.05	86.38	86.88	87.38	87.76	88.48	87.27	86.06
Turkey						77.50	78.29	79.08	79.87	80.66	81.45	82.68	83.92	85.15	86.39	87.62	88.07	88.51	88.96	89.40	89.85	90.23	90.62	91.01	91.40	91.79	92.17	92.56	92.95	93.34	93.72	94.11	94.50	94.89	95.27	96.00	96.00	96.20	96.29	96.38	97.30	97.93	98.26	98.40	98.50	98.58	98.78	98.82	98.95	99.08
Turkmenistan																										99.32	99.35	99.37	99.39	99.41	99.44	99.46	99.48	99.50	99.53	99.55	99.57	99.59	99.62	99.64	99.66	99.68	99.71	99.73	99.75
Uganda																						68.20	69.12	70.04	70.95	71.87	72.79	73.71	74.63	75.55	76.47	77.39	78.30	79.08	79.85	80.62	81.39	81.70	82.01	82.32	82.63	80.88	79.12	79.71	80.30	80.89	81.48	82.07	82.66
Ukraine																																99.74	99.77	99.79	99.81	99.83	99.86	99.88	99.90	99.93	99.95	99.97	99.99
United Arab Emirates						58.39	59.77	61.16	62.55	63.94	65.33	66.72	68.11	69.50	70.89	72.27	73.13	74.00	74.86	75.72	76.58	77.44	78.30	79.16	80.02	80.88	81.74	82.60	83.46	84.32	85.18	86.04	86.90	87.76	88.62	89.48	90.09	90.70	91.31	91.92	92.53	93.14	93.75	94.36	94.97	95.58	96.19	96.80	97.41	98.02
Uruguay						93.39	93.53	93.68	93.82	93.97	94.11	94.26	94.40	94.54	94.69	94.83	94.96	95.09	95.22	95.35	95.47	95.60	95.73	95.86	95.99	96.12	96.24	96.36	96.48	96.60	96.72	96.84	96.96	97.08	97.20	97.32	97.44	97.42	97.83	97.97	97.61	98.02	98.10	98.06	98.03	98.15	98.24	98.23	98.37	98.48
Uzbekistan																															99.16	99.23	99.29	99.36	99.42	99.48	99.55	99.61	99.67	99.74	99.80	99.87	99.93	99.99	99.99	99.99	99.99	100.00	100.00	100.00
Vanuatu										57.34	58.33	59.33	60.32	61.32	62.31	63.26	64.20	65.15	66.09	67.04	67.99	68.93	69.88	70.82	71.77	72.64	73.51	74.38	75.25	76.13	77.00	77.87	78.74	79.61	80.48	81.05	81.62	82.19	82.76	83.33	83.90	84.47	85.04	85.61	86.18	86.71	87.24	87.77	88.31
Venezuela												86.49	86.95	87.42	87.88	88.35	88.81	89.28	89.74	90.21	90.67	90.91	91.14	91.38	91.61	91.85	92.08	92.32	92.55	92.79	93.02	93.26	93.61	93.97	94.32	94.67	95.03	95.38	95.53	95.68	95.09	94.50	95.04	95.58	96.11	96.65	97.04
Vietnam										90.38	90.64	90.91	91.17	91.43	91.69	91.95	92.22	92.48	92.74	93.00	93.09	93.19	93.28	93.37	93.46	93.55	93.64	93.74	93.83	93.92	93.93	94.14	94.34	94.55	94.76	94.96	95.17	95.37	95.58	95.79	95.91	96.03	96.15	96.27	96.39	96.51	96.63	96.75	96.87	96.99
West Bank and Gaza																												92.25	92.80	93.34	93.89	94.44	94.98	95.53	96.08	96.58	97.08	97.10	97.20	97.32	97.53	97.74	98.07	98.27	98.28	98.38	98.51	98.53	98.66	98.80	98.79
Yemen																									56.72	58.37	60.01	61.66	63.30	64.94	66.59	68.23	69.87	71.52	73.16
Zambia																					73.04	73.39	73.75	74.11	74.47	74.82	75.18	75.54	75.90	76.25	77.81	79.36	80.91	78.99	77.07	75.16	73.24	71.32	77.11	82.90	88.68	88.92	89.16	89.40	89.64	89.88	90.12	90.36	90.60
Zimbabwe													84.17	84.65	85.12	85.59	86.06	86.53	87.01	87.48	87.95	88.42	88.89	88.83	88.77	88.72	88.66	88.60	88.54	88.48	88.42	88.36	88.30	88.24	88.18	88.12	88.06	88.00	87.94	87.88	87.82	87.76	88.24	88.71	89.19

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO via World Bank

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