Literacy rate, men aged 15 and above

percent, 1970–2020

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    1970 Ranking
    1. Barbados 99.29
    2. Grenada 98.05
    3. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 95.80
    2020 Ranking
    1. Armenia 99.84
    2. Mongolia 99.12
    3. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 99.12
    4. Spain 99.03
    5. West Bank and Gaza 98.79
    6. Saudi Arabia 98.62
    7. Indonesia 97.45
    8. Kuwait 97.05
    9. Peru 96.99
    10. Mexico 96.06
    11. Colombia 95.38
    12. Paraguay 94.92
    13. Ecuador 94.81
    14. Bangladesh 77.82
    15. Mali 40.43

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    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