Literacy rate, women 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										4.99	5.36	5.74	6.12	6.49	6.87	7.24	7.62	8.00	8.37	8.75	9.12	9.50	9.87	10.25	10.63	11.00	11.38	11.75	12.13	12.51	12.88	13.26	13.63	14.01	14.39	14.76	15.14	15.51	15.89	16.27	16.64	17.02
Albania																																98.25	97.74	97.23	96.72	96.21	95.70	95.19	94.68	95.02	95.35	95.69	96.14	96.41	96.68	96.95	97.22	97.49	97.76
Algeria																		35.84	37.46	39.07	40.69	42.30	43.92	45.53	47.15	48.77	50.38	52.00	53.61	55.23	56.84	58.46	60.08	61.04	62.00	62.96	63.92	65.73	67.55	68.33	69.10	69.88	70.66	71.44	72.21	72.99	73.77	74.55	75.32
American Samoa											97.22
Angola																																54.19	54.13	54.07	54.01	53.95	53.89	53.83	53.77	53.71	53.65	53.59	53.53	53.47	53.41
Antigua and Barbuda																																99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42	99.42
Argentina											93.58	93.79	94.01	94.22	94.43	94.64	94.86	95.07	95.28	95.49	95.70	95.92	96.04	96.17	96.30	96.43	96.56	96.68	96.81	96.94	97.07	97.19	97.46	97.72	97.98	98.25	98.51	98.67	98.84	99.00	98.93	99.00	99.10	99.09	98.93	99.21	99.14	99.10	99.06
Armenia																				98.15	98.23	98.32	98.40	98.49	98.57	98.66	98.74	98.82	98.91	98.99	99.08	99.16	99.21	99.27	99.32	99.37	99.43	99.48	99.53	99.58	99.64	99.69	99.69	99.69	99.68	99.68	99.68	99.68	99.70	99.72	99.74
Aruba																															97.07	97.04	97.00	96.97	96.93	96.90	96.86	96.83	96.79	96.75	96.72	96.86	96.99	97.13	97.27	97.40	97.54	97.68	97.81
Azerbaijan																														98.17	98.33	98.48	98.63	98.78	98.93	99.08	99.23	99.38	99.53	99.68	99.69	99.70	99.70	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.72	99.73
Bahrain												58.59	60.43	62.26	64.09	65.93	67.76	69.60	71.43	73.26	75.10	76.93	77.59	78.26	78.92	79.58	80.24	80.91	81.57	82.23	82.89	83.56	84.16	84.77	85.38	85.98	86.59	87.19	87.80	88.40	89.01
Bangladesh												17.97	18.76	19.55	20.33	21.12	21.91	22.69	23.48	24.27	25.05	25.84	27.34	28.84	30.33	31.83	33.33	34.83	36.33	37.83	39.32	40.82	41.31	41.80	42.28	42.77	43.25	43.74	46.59	49.43	52.27	55.12	54.24	57.79	57.86	62.25	69.90	70.09	71.18	71.95	72.00
Barbados	99.25	99.28	99.30	99.33	99.35	99.38	99.40	99.43	99.45	99.48	99.50	99.53	99.55	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																				96.63	96.91	97.19	97.47	97.74	98.02	98.30	98.58	98.86	99.14	99.42	99.43	99.43	99.44	99.45	99.46	99.46	99.47	99.48	99.49	99.49	99.53	99.57	99.61	99.65	99.69	99.72	99.76	99.80	99.84	99.88
Belize																						70.33	71.08	71.84	72.59	73.35	74.10	74.86	75.61	76.37	77.12
Benin										9.54	10.08	10.62	11.16	11.70	12.24	12.78	13.32	13.86	14.40	14.94	15.48	16.02	16.57	17.24	17.91	18.59	19.26	19.93	20.61	21.28	21.95	22.63	23.30	22.09	20.87	19.66	18.44	19.05	19.66	20.27	20.88	21.49	22.09	23.59	25.09	26.58	28.08	29.58	31.07
Bhutan																																				38.68	39.61	40.54	41.48	42.41	43.34	44.27	45.20	47.58	49.96	52.33	54.71	57.08
Bolivia							51.37	52.68	53.99	55.30	56.61	57.92	59.23	60.54	61.84	63.15	64.46	65.77	67.08	68.39	69.70	71.00	72.31	73.24	74.17	75.09	76.02	76.95	77.87	78.80	79.73	80.65	81.54	82.43	83.32	84.21	85.10	85.99	86.83	86.82	87.45	88.08	91.87	90.78	89.68	88.58
Bosnia and Herzegovina																						81.96	83.34	84.72	86.09	87.47	88.85	90.23	91.60	92.98	94.36	94.58	94.80	95.03	95.25	95.47	95.69	95.92	96.14	96.36	96.58	96.80	95.86	94.91
Botswana																						71.30	72.18	73.05	73.93	74.80	75.68	76.55	77.43	78.31	79.18	80.06	80.93	81.81	82.37	82.94	83.50	84.07	84.63	85.19	85.76	86.32	86.89	87.45
Brazil											72.85	73.54	74.22	74.90	75.58	76.26	76.95	77.63	78.31	78.99	79.68	80.36	81.04	81.72	82.41	83.09	83.77	84.45	85.14	85.82	86.50	87.08	87.65	88.23	88.81	89.33	89.86	90.23	90.22	90.41	90.68	91.63	91.62	91.76	92.06	92.34	93.02	93.24	93.43
Brunei												68.84	70.20	71.57	72.93	74.29	75.65	77.01	78.38	79.74	81.10	82.46	83.23	84.00	84.77	85.54	86.31	87.08	87.85	88.62	89.39	90.16	90.61	91.06	91.51	91.96	92.41	92.86	93.31	93.75	94.20	94.65	94.89	95.12	95.36	95.59	95.83	96.07	96.30
Bulgaria																																97.71	97.73	97.76	97.79	97.82	97.85	97.87	97.90	97.93	97.96	97.98
Burkina Faso						3.39	3.69	3.99	4.30	4.60	4.90	5.20	5.51	5.81	6.11	6.41	6.71	7.02	7.32	7.62	7.92	8.23	8.19	8.16	8.13	8.09	8.06	9.08	10.10	11.11	12.13	13.15	14.17	15.19	15.91	16.62	16.29	21.03	21.77	22.51	23.25	23.99	24.74	25.48	26.22	27.43	28.63	29.84	31.04
Burundi										11.98	13.40	14.81	16.22	17.64	19.05	20.46	21.88	23.29	24.70	26.12	27.53	30.00	32.47	34.94	37.41	39.88	42.35	44.83	47.30	49.77	52.24	51.10	49.97	48.83	47.70	46.56	45.43	44.29	43.16	45.07	46.99	48.90	50.81	52.73	54.64	56.84	59.03	61.22
Cape Verde																					53.00	54.64	56.29	57.93	59.58	61.22	62.87	64.51	66.16	67.80	69.44	70.37	71.29	72.21	73.13	74.05	74.97	75.89	76.81	77.73	78.65	79.58	80.50	81.01	81.53	82.04
Cambodia																													56.99	58.17	59.35	60.52	61.70	62.87	64.05	65.43	66.82	68.20	69.59	69.11	69.64	70.18	70.71	71.25	71.78	75.03
Cameroon							29.12	30.35	31.58	32.82	34.05	35.28	36.52	37.75	38.98	40.22	41.45	42.69	43.92	45.15	46.39	47.62	48.85	50.09	51.32	52.55	53.79	55.02	56.25	57.49	58.72	59.34	59.95	60.56	61.18	61.79	62.41	63.02	63.61	64.21	64.80	65.65	66.50	67.34	68.19	69.04	69.89	70.74	71.59
Cayman Islands																																						99.02
Central African Republic						8.40	9.32	10.24	11.15	12.07	12.99	13.91	14.83	15.75	16.66	17.58	18.50	19.42	20.34	21.58	22.83	24.08	25.32	26.57	27.81	29.06	30.31	31.55	32.80	34.04	35.29	34.20	33.10	32.01	30.92	29.82	28.73	27.64	26.54	25.45	24.36	24.53	24.71	24.88	25.06	25.23	25.41	25.58	25.76
Chad																								4.59	5.76	6.94	8.11	9.28	10.45	11.62	12.80	14.09	15.39	16.68	17.98	17.61	17.24	16.88	16.51	16.14	15.77	15.41	15.04	14.67	14.30	13.93	13.96
Chile													90.80	91.12	91.45	91.77	92.09	92.42	92.74	93.07	93.39	93.71	94.04	94.20	94.36	94.52	94.68	94.84	95.00	95.16	95.32	95.48	95.64	95.99	96.34	96.69	97.04	97.39	97.74	97.40	96.97	96.53	96.35	96.16	96.45	96.74	96.54	96.33
China													51.14	53.25	55.37	57.49	59.60	61.72	63.84	65.96	68.07	69.92	71.76	73.61	75.45	77.30	79.14	80.99	82.84	84.68	86.53	87.15	87.76	88.38	89.00	89.62	90.24	90.86	91.47	92.09	92.71	93.02	93.32	93.63	93.94	94.24	94.55	94.85	95.16
Colombia																								91.15	91.20	91.26	91.31	91.49	91.66	91.84	92.01	92.19	92.36	92.54	92.71	92.91	92.22	92.85	93.44	93.42	93.49	93.67	93.94	94.21	94.48	94.42	94.89	95.10	95.32	95.47	95.88
Comoros											40.32	41.47	42.63	43.79	44.95	46.10	47.26	48.42	49.57	50.73	51.89	53.05	54.20	55.36	56.52	57.67	58.83	59.99	61.14	62.30	63.46	61.72	59.99	58.25	56.52	54.78	53.05	51.31	49.58	47.84	46.11	44.37	42.64	44.36	46.08	47.80	49.52	51.24	52.96
Congo (Kinshasa)																																54.06	52.73	51.41	50.08	48.76	47.43	46.10	49.47	52.83	56.19	59.56	62.92	63.81	64.71	65.60	66.50
Congo (Brazzaville)															49.00	49.88	50.76	51.64	52.52	53.40	54.28	55.16	56.04	56.92	57.80	58.68	59.56	60.44	61.32	62.20	63.08	63.96	64.84	65.72	66.60	67.48	68.38	69.28	70.18	71.08	71.98	72.88	73.13	73.37	73.62	73.87	74.12	74.37	74.62
Costa Rica															92.58	92.73	92.89	93.05	93.20	93.36	93.52	93.67	93.83	93.99	94.14	94.30	94.45	94.61	94.77	94.92	95.08	95.30	95.52	95.74	95.96	96.18	96.40	96.62	96.84	97.06	97.28	97.50	97.56	97.62	97.68	97.74	97.80	97.86	97.92
Ivory Coast																			23.43	23.94	24.44	24.95	25.45	25.96	26.46	26.96	27.47	27.97	28.48	33.55	38.61	37.94	37.26	36.58	35.90	35.22	34.54	33.86	33.18	32.50	31.82	31.14	30.46	33.62	36.78	46.78	56.77	66.76	76.75	86.74
Croatia																						94.82	95.04	95.27	95.50	95.72	95.95	96.18	96.40	96.63	96.86	97.08	97.24	97.40	97.56	97.72	97.87	98.03	98.19	98.35	98.51	98.67
Cuba																																	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.79	99.80	99.80	99.80	99.80	99.80	99.80
Cyprus																							91.00	91.45	91.91	92.36	92.81	93.27	93.72	94.17	94.63	95.08	95.38	95.69	95.99	96.29	96.60	96.90	97.21	97.51	97.81	98.12
Dominican Republic												72.54	73.23	73.93	74.63	75.32	76.02	76.72	77.42	78.11	78.81	79.51	80.21	80.90	81.60	82.30	82.99	83.69	84.39	85.09	85.78	86.48	87.18	87.40	87.62	87.84	88.06	88.28	88.75	89.22	89.70	90.23	90.22	91.25	92.15	92.32	93.76
Ecuador													80.41	81.13	81.85	82.58	83.30	84.02	84.75	85.47	86.19	86.51	86.83	87.15	87.47	87.79	88.10	88.42	88.74	89.06	89.38	89.70	89.89	90.09	90.28	90.48	90.67	90.87	91.12	90.92	90.47	90.22	90.95	92.22	93.25	93.26	93.31	92.09	92.22	92.36	92.49
Egypt							22.44	23.33	24.23	25.12	26.02	26.92	27.81	28.71	29.60	30.50	31.39	32.61	33.83	35.05	36.27	37.49	38.71	39.93	41.15	42.38	43.60	44.99	46.38	47.77	49.16	50.55	51.95	53.34	54.73	56.12	57.81	59.24	60.66	62.09	63.52	64.64	65.76	62.71	63.41	64.11	64.81	65.51
El Salvador																							71.28	71.98	72.67	73.36	74.06	74.75	75.45	76.14	76.84	77.53	78.23	78.92	79.61	80.31	81.00	79.66	81.36	81.82	82.31	83.02	83.84	84.67	85.44	86.22	86.33	86.67	87.23	87.32
Equatorial Guinea																															81.62	82.53	83.43	84.34	85.24	86.15	87.05	87.96	88.87	89.77	90.68
Eritrea																																	40.22	42.65	45.08	47.51	49.94	52.37	54.80	56.22	57.63	59.04	60.46	61.87	63.29	64.70	66.12	67.53	68.95
Estonia																				99.60	99.62	99.63	99.64	99.66	99.67	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.73	99.75	99.76	99.77	99.79	99.80	99.81	99.83	99.84	99.86	99.87	99.88	99.90	99.91
Swaziland							53.67	54.82	55.98	57.13	58.29	59.44	60.60	61.76	62.91	64.07	65.22	66.30	67.38	68.46	69.54	70.62	71.70	72.78	73.85	74.93	76.01	77.09	78.17	79.25	80.33	80.54	80.75	80.96	81.18	81.39	81.60	81.81	82.02	82.24	82.45	83.21	83.97	84.73	85.50	86.26	87.02	87.78	88.54
Ethiopia																									18.51	18.94	19.37	19.80	20.23	20.66	21.09	21.51	21.94	22.37	22.80	17.98	23.45	28.92	30.47	32.02	33.57	35.12	36.67	38.22	39.77	41.32	42.87	44.42
Gabon																								65.33	66.09	66.86	67.62	68.39	69.16	69.92	70.69	71.45	72.22	72.99	73.75	74.52	75.28	76.05	76.82	77.58	78.35	79.11	79.88	80.47	81.06	81.65	82.24	82.83	83.42
Gambia																															25.06	25.72	26.37	27.03	27.68	28.34	28.99	29.65	30.30	30.96	31.61	32.27	32.92	33.58	37.58	41.58
Georgia																																	99.55	99.55	99.55	99.54	99.54	99.54	99.53	99.53	99.53	99.52	99.52	99.52	99.51	99.44	99.37	99.29	99.37	99.45
Ghana																															49.79	51.34	52.89	54.44	55.99	57.54	59.09	60.64	62.19	63.74	65.29	66.44	67.59	68.74	69.88	71.03	72.18	73.33	74.47
Greece												85.32	85.72	86.13	86.53	86.93	87.34	87.74	88.14	88.55	88.95	89.35	89.84	90.33	90.82	91.31	91.80	92.29	92.77	93.26	93.75	94.24	93.37	92.50	91.63	90.77	91.29	91.81	91.83	91.85	94.17	96.50	96.63	96.76	96.88	97.01	97.14	97.27	97.39
Grenada	97.59	97.66	97.73	97.81	97.88	97.95	98.02	98.09	98.17	98.24	98.31	98.38	98.46	98.53	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60	98.60
Guam											96.46	96.75	97.03	97.32	97.60	97.89	98.17	98.45	98.74	99.02	99.31
Guatemala																									57.29	58.05	58.80	59.56	60.32	61.07	61.83	62.59	63.34	64.25	65.16	66.07	66.98	67.88	68.79	69.70	70.61	71.52	72.43	72.13	76.37	76.46	76.55	76.64	76.72
Guinea																											9.74	10.96	12.17	13.38	14.60	15.81	17.03	18.24	17.37	16.51	15.65	14.78	13.92	13.06	12.19	14.63	17.08	19.52	21.96	23.39	24.83	26.26	27.69
Guinea Bissau										8.59	9.49	10.39	11.29	12.19	13.09	13.99	14.89	15.79	16.69	17.59	18.49	19.39	20.29	21.19	22.09	22.99	23.89	24.79	25.69	26.59	27.49	27.73	27.96	28.20	28.43	28.66	28.90	29.13	29.37	29.60	29.83	30.07	30.30	30.53	30.77
Guyana																																								87.25	86.81	86.37	85.92	85.48	85.03
Haiti													32.52	33.59	34.65	35.72	36.78	37.84	38.91	39.97	41.03	42.10	43.16	44.23	45.29	46.35	47.42	48.48	49.54	50.61	51.67	52.73	53.80	54.86	51.44	48.02	44.60	45.97	47.34	48.71	50.08	51.45	52.82	54.19	55.56	56.93	58.30
Honduras																																80.22	80.76	81.30	81.84	82.38	82.91	83.45	83.88	84.30	84.73	84.93	85.05	85.28	87.03	87.89	88.93	88.10	87.27	88.73
Hungary											98.45	98.47	98.49	98.51	98.53	98.55	98.57	98.59	98.61	98.63	98.64	98.66	98.68	98.70	98.72	98.74	98.76	98.78	98.80	98.82	98.83	98.85	98.87	98.89	98.91	98.93	98.95	98.97	98.99	99.01	99.02	99.04	99.06	99.08	99.10
India												25.68	26.48	27.29	28.09	28.90	29.70	30.51	31.31	32.12	32.92	33.73	35.14	36.55	37.96	39.37	40.79	42.20	43.61	45.02	46.43	47.84	48.44	49.03	49.63	50.23	50.82	52.51	54.21	55.90	57.59	59.28	60.21	61.14	62.07	63.00	63.93	64.86	65.79
Indonesia											57.69	59.45	61.21	62.97	64.72	66.48	68.24	70.00	71.76	73.51	75.27	76.09	76.92	77.74	78.56	79.39	80.21	81.03	81.86	82.68	83.51	84.33	85.15	85.98	86.80	87.79	88.79	88.94	89.10	89.68	89.87	90.07	91.20	92.32	93.45	93.34	93.59	93.79	93.99	94.27	94.55
Iran							24.42	26.08	27.75	29.41	31.07	32.73	34.39	36.05	37.71	39.37	41.03	44.06	47.08	50.11	53.13	56.16	58.14	60.12	62.10	64.09	66.07	66.79	67.51	68.23	68.96	69.68	70.40	72.53	74.67	76.80	77.24	77.47	77.69	77.88	78.06	78.24	78.42	79.76	79.84	80.31	80.79
Iraq																															64.17	64.57	64.97	65.38	65.78	66.18	66.58	66.99	67.39	67.79	68.19	68.60	69.00	63.40	74.60	75.70	76.80	79.90
Israel														88.67
Italy												95.54	95.66	95.79	95.91	96.04	96.16	96.29	96.41	96.54	96.66	96.79	96.91	97.04	97.17	97.29	97.42	97.54	97.67	97.79	97.92	98.04	98.10	98.15	98.20	98.26	98.31	98.36	98.42	98.47	98.53	98.58	98.64	98.69	98.75	98.80	98.86	98.92	98.97
Jamaica																														85.87	86.33	86.78	87.24	87.69	88.15	88.60	89.06	89.51	89.97	90.42	90.88	91.33	91.79	92.24	92.70
Jordan										52.11	53.47	54.83	56.19	57.54	58.90	60.26	61.62	62.98	64.34	65.70	67.05	68.41	69.77	71.13	72.49	73.85	75.20	76.56	77.92	79.28	80.64	82.00	83.36	84.71	85.86	87.01	87.95	88.90	89.00	89.11	89.21	93.93	97.37	97.45	97.53	97.60	97.68	97.76	97.83
Kazakhstan																				96.14	96.45	96.77	97.08	97.40	97.71	98.03	98.34	98.66	98.97	99.29	99.33	99.37	99.41	99.45	99.49	99.53	99.57	99.61	99.64	99.68	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74	99.74
Kenya																															77.89	76.32	74.74	73.17	71.59	70.01	68.44	66.86	67.88	68.90	69.92	70.94	71.97	72.99	74.01	75.05	76.10	77.14	78.19
South Korea																																							97.62
Kuwait						48.02	50.23	52.45	54.67	56.89	59.11	61.06	63.01	64.95	66.90	68.85	69.38	69.91	70.44	70.97	71.50	72.03	72.56	73.09	73.62	74.15	75.84	77.53	79.22	80.91	82.60	84.29	85.97	87.66	89.35	91.04	90.83	91.50	91.78	92.23	92.68	93.82	94.97	94.30	94.39	94.47	94.65	94.83	94.91	95.13	95.35
Kyrgyzstan																														98.13	98.22	98.30	98.39	98.47	98.56	98.64	98.73	98.81	98.90	98.98	99.04	99.10	99.15	99.21	99.27	99.33	99.38	99.44	99.50
Laos																										47.90	50.01	52.13	54.24	56.35	58.46	60.90	61.48	62.06	62.65	63.23	60.98	58.73	56.48	54.22	51.97	49.72	57.14	64.56	71.97	79.39
Latvia																				99.19	99.24	99.28	99.33	99.38	99.43	99.47	99.52	99.57	99.62	99.66	99.71	99.73	99.75	99.76	99.78	99.80	99.82	99.84	99.85	99.87	99.89	99.91	99.91	99.91	99.91	99.91	99.91	99.91	99.91
Lebanon																																						85.97	87.03	88.09	88.67	89.25	89.83	90.41	90.99	91.57	92.15	92.73	93.31
Lesotho																															92.05	91.26	90.47	89.69	88.90	88.11	87.32	86.54	85.75	84.96	84.96	84.95	84.95	84.94	84.93
Liberia															19.30	19.64	19.98	20.31	20.65	20.98	21.32	21.66	21.99	22.33	22.66	23.00	23.34	23.67	24.01	24.35	24.68	25.02	25.35	25.69	26.03	26.36	26.70	27.03	27.74	28.45	29.15	29.86	30.56	31.27	31.98	32.68	33.39	34.09
Libya															42.31	44.45	46.59	48.73	50.87	53.01	55.15	57.28	59.42	61.56	63.70	65.11	66.52	67.93	69.34	70.75	72.16	73.57	74.98	76.39	77.80
Lithuania																				97.78	97.94	98.09	98.25	98.40	98.56	98.71	98.87	99.03	99.18	99.34	99.49	99.65	99.67	99.69	99.70	99.72	99.74	99.76	99.78	99.80	99.81	99.83
Macau												86.22	86.29	86.37	86.45	86.53	86.61	86.68	86.76	86.84	86.92	87.00	87.07	87.15	87.23	87.31	87.39	87.46	87.54	87.62	87.70	87.77	88.36	88.95	89.54	90.13	90.72	91.33	91.93	92.53	93.13	93.73	93.99	94.25	94.51	94.77	95.03
Madagascar																															65.28	63.17	61.07	58.96	56.86	54.75	56.48	58.20	59.92	61.64	63.86	66.07	68.28	69.41	70.55	71.68	72.81	73.94	75.07
Malawi																		33.52	35.38	37.25	39.11	40.97	42.83	44.69	46.55	48.41	50.27	52.14	54.00	53.77	53.54	53.31	53.08	52.85	52.62	52.40	52.17	51.94	51.71	51.48	51.25	52.22	53.19	54.16	55.13	55.20
Malaysia											61.25	62.71	64.16	65.62	67.08	68.54	69.99	71.45	72.91	74.37	75.83	77.28	78.18	79.08	79.97	80.87	81.77	82.66	83.56	84.46	85.35	85.89	86.43	86.97	87.51	88.05	88.59	89.13	89.67	90.21	90.75	91.18	91.62	92.06	92.50	92.93	93.37	93.55	93.50	93.65
Maldives								82.18	83.45	84.72	86.00	87.27	88.54	89.81	91.09	92.36	93.12	93.87	94.63	95.39	96.15	96.21	96.26	96.32	96.38	96.44	96.62	96.80	96.98	97.17	97.35	97.53	97.71	97.89	98.07	98.25	98.43	98.46	98.50	98.53	98.56	98.59	98.63	98.66	98.69	98.40	98.11
Mali							5.74	6.02	6.30	6.58	6.85	7.13	7.41	7.69	7.97	8.25	8.53	8.81	9.09	9.37	9.65	9.93	10.21	10.49	10.77	11.05	11.33	11.61	11.89	12.69	13.50	14.30	15.10	15.90	16.66	17.43	18.19	18.72	19.24	19.76	20.29	18.90	19.73	20.55	21.37	22.20	23.38	24.56	25.74	23.91	22.08
Malta																87.29	87.48	87.68	87.87	88.07	88.26	88.46	88.66	88.85	89.05	89.24	89.67	90.10	90.52	90.95	91.37	91.80	92.23	92.65	93.08	93.50	93.72	93.93	94.15	94.36	94.58	94.79	94.96	95.13	95.30	95.48	95.65	95.82	95.99
Marshall Islands																																										98.20
Mauritania																															43.42	42.26	41.11	39.96	38.81	37.65	36.50	35.35	38.89	42.43	45.97	49.51	53.05	56.59	53.28	49.97	46.66	43.35
Mauritius																					74.66	75.24	75.83	76.41	77.00	77.58	78.16	78.75	79.33	79.92	80.50	81.06	81.62	82.18	82.74	83.30	83.86	84.42	84.98	85.54	86.10	86.66	88.98	89.05	90.28	90.65	90.98	90.17	89.37
Mexico											79.89	80.40	80.90	81.41	81.92	82.42	82.93	83.44	83.94	84.45	84.96	85.33	85.70	86.07	86.45	86.82	87.19	87.56	87.94	88.31	88.68	88.71	88.73	89.18	89.63	90.21	89.83	91.36	91.45	92.12	91.85	92.34	93.18	92.90	93.59	93.49	93.97	94.17	94.61	94.55	94.50
Moldova																				94.44	94.54	94.64	94.73	94.83	94.92	95.02	95.11	95.21	95.30	95.40	95.49	95.75	96.01	96.27	96.53	96.80	97.06	97.32	97.58	97.84	98.10	98.36	98.62	98.88	99.14
Mongolia																															97.53	97.61	97.69	97.77	97.85	97.93	98.01	98.09	98.18	98.26	98.34	98.38	98.41	98.45	98.49	98.53	98.57	98.61	98.65	98.95	99.24
Montenegro												83.24	84.69	86.14	87.60	89.05	90.51	91.96	93.41	94.87	96.32	97.78	97.65	97.53	97.41	97.29	97.17	97.05	96.93	96.80	96.68	96.56	96.44	96.32	96.47	96.61	96.76	96.91	97.06	97.21	97.35	97.50	97.61	97.72	97.83	97.94	98.05	98.16	98.27
Morocco													17.51	18.45	19.38	20.32	21.25	22.19	23.12	24.05	24.99	25.92	26.86	27.79	28.73	29.81	30.90	31.99	33.08	34.17	35.26	36.35	37.44	38.53	39.62	40.36	41.10	41.85	42.59	43.92	50.78	57.64	59.13	56.22	53.31	56.13	58.95	61.77	64.59
Mozambique											12.10	12.85	13.61	14.37	15.12	15.88	16.64	17.40	18.15	18.91	19.67	20.42	21.18	21.94	22.69	23.45	24.21	24.96	26.34	27.71	29.08	30.45	31.82	33.19	33.74	34.28	34.82	35.37	35.91	36.45	37.55	38.66	39.76	40.86	41.96	43.06	46.68	50.30
Burma (Myanmar)														71.63	72.50	73.37	74.24	75.11	75.98	76.85	77.72	78.59	79.46	80.33	81.20	82.07	82.94	83.81	84.68	85.55	86.42	85.50	84.59	83.68	82.77	81.86	80.95	80.04	79.13	78.22	77.31	76.40	75.49	74.58	73.67	72.76	71.85	76.65	81.46	86.27
Namibia																						73.99	74.94	75.90	76.85	77.81	78.76	79.72	80.67	81.63	82.58	83.54	82.68	81.81	80.95	80.08	79.22	78.35	80.75	83.15	85.55	87.95	88.45	88.95	89.44	89.94	90.44	90.94	91.44
Nepal												9.15	9.98	10.80	11.62	12.44	13.27	14.09	14.91	15.74	16.56	17.38	19.13	20.88	22.63	24.38	26.13	27.88	29.64	31.39	33.14	34.89	36.28	37.68	39.07	40.47	41.86	43.26	44.65	46.05	47.44	48.84	50.39	51.95	53.50	55.06	56.61	58.17	59.72
New Caledonia							90.31	90.45	90.58	90.72	90.85	90.99	91.12	91.26	91.40	91.53	91.67	91.80	91.94	92.07	92.56	93.04	93.53	94.01	94.50	94.98	95.47	95.58	95.69	95.80	95.92	96.03	96.14	96.26	96.37	96.48	96.60	96.71	96.82	96.93	97.05	97.16	97.27	97.39	97.50
Nicaragua																																76.60	76.93	77.26	77.59	77.92	78.40	78.89	79.38	79.86	80.35	80.83	81.32	81.81	82.29	82.78
Niger																																9.40	10.82	12.24	13.66	15.08	16.15	17.22	18.28	19.35	20.42	21.48	22.55	23.23	23.92	24.60	25.28	25.97	26.65
Nigeria																						43.73	43.70	43.66	43.63	43.59	43.56	43.53	43.49	43.46	43.42	43.39	43.36	43.32	50.30	57.28	64.25	52.82	41.39	42.51	43.64	44.77	45.89	47.02	48.15	49.28	50.40	51.53	52.66
Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)																									90.93	91.32	91.71	92.10	92.49	92.88	93.27	93.67	94.06	94.28	94.50	94.72	94.94	95.16	95.38	95.60	95.82	96.04	96.26	96.48	96.70	96.85	97.00	97.15	97.31	97.46	97.61
Oman																																		73.53	75.00	76.47	77.94	79.40	80.87	81.34	81.80	83.58	85.37	87.15	88.93	86.04	90.94	92.23	92.69
Pakistan												14.77	15.61	16.45	17.29	18.13	18.97	19.81	20.65	21.49	22.33	23.17	24.01	24.85	25.69	26.53	27.36	28.20	29.04	29.95	30.85	31.75	32.66	33.56	34.46	35.37	39.61	38.46	40.08	40.31	41.02	41.98	43.07	41.97	44.28	45.01	45.74	46.47	45.40	46.49
Palau											90.50	90.78	91.05	91.32	91.60	91.87	92.14	92.42	92.69	92.96	93.24	93.51	93.79	94.06	94.33	94.61	94.88	95.15	95.43	95.70	95.97	96.25	96.52	96.79	97.07	97.34	97.61	97.89	98.16	98.43	98.71	98.98	99.25	99.53	97.93	96.34
Panama											88.05	88.06	88.08	88.10	88.11	88.13	88.15	88.16	88.18	88.20	88.21	88.52	88.82	89.12	89.43	89.73	90.03	90.34	90.64	90.94	91.25	91.47	91.69	91.92	92.14	92.37	92.59	92.81	93.04	93.26	93.49	93.66	93.83	94.01	94.18	94.36	94.53	94.71	94.88	95.36
Papua New Guinea																															50.92	51.62	52.31	53.01	53.71	54.41	55.11	55.81	56.50	57.20	57.90
Paraguay													75.85	77.12	78.39	79.66	80.94	82.21	83.48	84.75	86.02	87.29	88.56	88.89	89.21	89.54	89.86	90.19	90.52	90.84	91.17	91.50	91.82	92.15	92.47	92.80	93.13	93.45	92.49	93.14	92.93	93.26	93.59	94.47	94.21	94.87	93.84	93.68	93.53	92.66	94.18
Peru												73.86	74.51	75.16	75.81	76.46	77.11	77.76	78.41	79.06	79.71	80.36	81.01	81.66	81.70	81.73	81.77	81.81	81.84	81.88	81.92	81.95	81.99	82.03	82.06	82.45	83.45	84.65	85.85	87.06	88.26	89.46	90.67	90.56	90.45	91.25	91.19	91.27	91.70	91.86	92.02
Philippines											82.76	83.80	84.85	85.89	86.93	87.97	89.01	90.06	91.10	92.14	93.18	93.52	93.86	94.20	94.54	94.22	93.91	93.60	93.28	92.97	92.65	92.96	93.26	93.56	94.02	94.47	94.92	95.37	95.83	96.02	96.21	96.40	96.60	96.79	97.51	98.24	97.89	97.55	97.20	96.85
Poland									98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25	98.25
Portugal												74.61	75.61	76.62	77.62	78.63	79.63	80.64	81.64	82.65	83.65	84.66	85.07	85.48	85.89	86.30	86.71	87.12	87.53	87.94	88.35	88.76	89.17	89.58	89.99	90.40	90.81	91.22	91.63	92.04	92.45	92.86	93.18	93.49	93.81	94.12	94.44	94.76	95.07
Puerto Rico											85.85	86.24	86.63	87.01	87.40	87.79	88.18	88.57	88.95	89.34	89.73	89.87	90.01	90.15	90.29	90.43	90.57	90.71	90.85	90.99	91.13	91.27	91.41	91.55	91.69	91.83	91.97	92.11	92.25	92.39	92.53	92.51	92.49	92.47	92.45	92.43	92.41	92.39
Qatar																	72.46	73.23	73.99	74.76	75.52	76.29	77.06	77.82	78.59	79.36	80.12	80.89	81.72	82.55	83.38	84.22	85.05	85.88	86.71	87.95	89.19	90.44	89.14	90.15	91.90	90.25	90.81	91.73	92.45	93.33	94.21	94.71
Romania																							94.98	95.11	95.24	95.37	95.50	95.62	95.75	95.88	96.01	96.14	96.27	96.48	96.70	96.91	97.13	97.34	97.56	97.77	97.99	98.21	98.26	98.32	98.37	98.43	98.49	98.54	98.60
Russia																				96.76	96.95	97.14	97.33	97.52	97.71	97.90	98.09	98.28	98.47	98.66	98.85	99.04	99.23	99.28	99.33	99.39	99.44	99.49	99.54	99.60	99.65	99.66	99.67	99.68	99.69	99.70	99.71	99.72	99.73
Rwanda									26.57	28.08	29.59	31.10	32.61	34.11	35.62	37.13	38.64	40.15	41.65	43.16	44.67	46.18	47.69	49.19	50.70	52.21	53.72	55.23	56.73	58.24	59.75	59.93	60.11	60.29	60.47	60.65	60.83	61.01	61.19	61.37	61.55	63.11	64.66	65.40	66.14	66.95	67.77	68.58	69.39
Samoa																						97.42	97.50	97.59	97.67	97.75	97.83	97.92	98.00	98.08	98.16	98.25	98.33	98.41	98.49	98.58	98.66	98.74	98.82	98.90	98.99	99.07	99.09	99.12	99.14	99.17	99.19	99.22	99.25
Saint Thomas and Principe												42.36	44.32	46.27	48.23	50.19	52.14	54.10	56.05	58.01	59.96	61.92	63.52	65.13	66.73	68.33	69.93	71.54	73.14	74.74	76.35	77.95	75.40	72.84	70.29	67.74	65.19	62.64	60.08	66.42	72.76	79.10	85.44	86.12	86.80	87.48	88.16	88.84	89.52
Saudi Arabia																							57.28	58.78	60.28	61.78	63.28	64.79	66.29	67.79	69.29	71.05	72.81	74.57	76.34	78.01	79.68	81.35	83.02	84.69	86.36	88.03	89.70	91.37	91.70	92.04	92.37	92.71	93.82	94.94	96.05
Senegal																			17.86	18.68	19.49	20.30	21.12	21.93	22.74	23.56	24.37	25.18	25.99	26.81	27.62	28.43	29.25	30.18	31.12	32.05	32.99	34.47	35.95	37.42	38.84	40.25	37.01	33.76	35.27	36.78	38.29	39.80
Serbia																																		94.07	94.40	94.74	95.07	95.41	95.74	96.08	96.41	96.75	97.04	97.34	97.64	97.93	98.23	98.52	98.82	99.12
Seychelles																		85.49	85.93	86.37	86.82	87.26	87.70	88.14	88.59	89.05	89.50	89.96	90.42	90.88	91.34	91.80	92.26	92.53	92.81	93.08	93.35	93.63	93.90	94.18	94.45	94.69	94.92	95.16	95.40	95.64	95.87	96.11	96.35
Sierra Leone																																			24.16	24.24	24.31	24.39	24.47	24.55	24.62	24.70	24.78	24.86	26.86	28.85	30.85	32.85	34.85
Singapore											73.97	74.87	75.78	76.69	77.59	78.50	79.40	80.31	81.22	82.12	83.03	83.59	84.15	84.71	85.27	85.84	86.40	86.96	87.52	88.08	88.65	89.16	89.67	90.18	90.70	91.21	91.72	92.24	92.75	93.26	93.77	94.07	94.36	94.64	94.91	95.19	95.45	95.69	95.92	96.13
Slovenia																						99.45	99.47	99.48	99.49	99.50	99.51	99.52	99.53	99.54	99.56	99.57	99.58	99.59	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60	99.60
Solomon Islands																														69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00
Somalia			3.69
South Africa											74.81	75.19	75.57	75.96	76.34	76.72	77.10	77.49	77.87	78.25	78.63	79.02	79.40	79.78	80.16	80.55	80.93	81.48	82.04	82.60	83.15	83.71	84.26	84.82	85.38	85.93	86.49	87.04	89.41	91.77	91.71	92.05	92.59	92.83	93.07	93.41	89.93	86.46	90.50	94.53
South Sudan																																							19.19	20.15	21.12	22.09	23.06	24.03	24.99	25.96	26.93	27.90	28.86
Spain												89.94	90.45	90.96	91.47	91.98	92.49	93.01	93.52	94.03	94.54	95.05	95.14	95.23	95.32	95.41	95.50	95.60	95.69	95.78	95.87	95.96	96.05	96.14	96.23	96.93	96.97	97.26	96.89	96.93	97.00	97.07	97.22	97.44	97.49	97.55	97.70	97.83	97.97	98.08	98.19
Sri Lanka												82.02	82.38	82.73	83.09	83.44	83.80	84.16	84.51	84.87	85.22	85.58	85.93	86.29	86.65	87.00	87.36	87.71	88.07	88.42	88.78	89.14	89.13	89.12	89.11	89.10	89.09	89.08	89.07	89.52	89.96	90.21	90.47	90.72	90.98	91.23	91.49	90.97	90.80	91.58
Saint Vincent and Grenadines	95.50
Sudan																															52.15	51.47	50.78	50.10	49.42	48.74	48.06	47.38	46.70	47.64	48.57	49.51	50.45	51.38	52.32	53.25	54.19	55.13	56.06
Suriname																																			87.20	88.84	90.48	92.12	93.77	93.88	94.00	92.50	91.00	91.28	91.57	91.86	92.14	92.43	92.71
Syria												37.06	38.83	40.60	42.37	44.14	45.91	47.68	49.45	51.22	52.99	54.76	56.54	58.31	60.08	61.85	63.62	65.39	67.16	68.93	70.70	72.47	74.24	73.93	73.63
Tajikistan																				96.64	96.88	97.11	97.35	97.58	97.81	98.05	98.28	98.52	98.75	98.99	99.22	99.26	99.29	99.32	99.36	99.39	99.43	99.46	99.49	99.53	99.56	99.60	99.63	99.67	99.70
Tanzania																			48.09	49.09	50.10	51.11	52.11	53.12	54.12	55.13	56.14	57.14	58.15	59.15	60.16	61.17	62.17	61.99	61.82	61.64	61.46	61.29	61.11	60.93	60.75	67.05	73.35	73.26	73.18	73.09
Thailand											83.89	84.22	84.56	84.89	85.22	85.55	85.88	86.21	86.54	86.87	87.20	87.54	87.87	88.20	88.53	88.86	89.19	89.52	89.85	90.18	90.52	90.72	90.92	91.12	91.33	91.53	92.51	93.49	94.47	95.45	96.43	95.03	93.64	92.25	91.72	91.19	91.60	92.02	92.43
Timor Leste																																30.00	32.08	34.17	36.25	38.33	40.42	42.50	45.99	49.47	52.96	54.37	55.77	57.18	58.59	59.99	61.40	62.80	64.21
Togo																															38.45	39.44	40.43	41.42	42.40	43.39	44.38	44.12	43.86	43.61	45.79	47.98	48.79	49.61	50.43	51.24	52.19	53.15	54.10	55.05
Tonga							99.53	99.50	99.47	99.44	99.42	99.39	99.36	99.33	99.31	99.28	99.25	99.22	99.20	99.17	99.14	99.11	99.09	99.06	99.03	99.00	98.98	98.99	99.00	99.01	99.02	99.03	99.04	99.05	99.06	99.07	99.08	99.15	99.22	99.29	99.36	99.43	99.44	99.45	99.45	99.46	99.46	99.47	99.48
Trinidad and Tobago											93.46	93.68	93.90	94.12	94.34	94.56	94.78	95.00	95.22	95.44	95.66	95.81	95.95	96.09	96.24	96.38	96.52	96.67	96.81	96.96	97.10	97.22	97.34	97.46	97.58	97.70	97.82	97.94	98.06	98.18	98.30
Tunisia															35.77	37.25	38.73	40.20	41.68	43.16	44.64	46.12	47.60	49.08	50.56	52.04	53.52	54.99	56.47	57.95	59.43	60.91	62.39	63.87	65.35	66.40	67.46	68.51	69.21	70.15	71.09	71.73	72.16	72.19	72.22
Turkey						45.10	46.04	46.98	47.92	48.86	49.81	52.69	55.58	58.46	61.35	64.23	65.09	65.95	66.80	67.66	68.52	69.31	70.10	70.89	71.68	72.47	73.26	74.05	74.84	75.63	76.42	77.21	78.00	78.79	79.58	80.55	80.39	81.26	83.31	85.35	88.07	90.31	91.60	92.14	92.40	92.65	93.56	93.50	93.96	94.42
Turkmenistan																										98.26	98.33	98.40	98.47	98.54	98.61	98.68	98.75	98.83	98.90	98.97	99.04	99.11	99.18	99.25	99.32	99.39	99.46	99.53	99.60
Uganda																						44.83	46.11	47.39	48.67	49.95	51.23	52.51	53.79	55.07	56.35	57.63	58.91	59.70	60.49	61.29	62.08	62.71	63.34	63.96	64.59	63.28	61.97	63.45	64.93	66.40	67.88	69.36	70.84
Ukraine																																99.17	99.24	99.31	99.39	99.46	99.53	99.60	99.67	99.74	99.82	99.89	99.96
United Arab Emirates						38.12	41.18	44.23	47.29	50.34	53.39	56.45	59.50	62.55	65.61	68.66	69.80	70.94	72.08	73.22	74.36	75.51	76.65	77.79	78.93	80.07	81.21	82.35	83.49	84.63	85.77	86.91	88.05	89.19	90.33	91.47	91.86	92.24	92.63	93.01	93.40	93.78	94.17	94.55	94.94	95.32	95.71	96.09	96.48	96.86
Uruguay						94.30	94.46	94.62	94.78	94.94	95.09	95.25	95.41	95.57	95.72	95.88	96.01	96.13	96.26	96.39	96.51	96.64	96.77	96.89	97.02	97.14	97.27	97.35	97.43	97.52	97.60	97.68	97.76	97.84	97.92	98.00	98.08	98.24	98.46	98.53	98.49	98.62	98.66	98.64	98.81	98.87	98.85	98.96	99.01	99.04
Uzbekistan																															98.14	98.28	98.42	98.57	98.71	98.85	99.00	99.14	99.28	99.42	99.57	99.71	99.85	100.00	99.98	99.98	99.98	99.98	99.99	100.00
Vanuatu										47.78	48.97	50.15	51.33	52.52	53.70	54.89	56.08	57.27	58.46	59.65	60.84	62.03	63.22	64.41	65.60	66.66	67.72	68.78	69.84	70.90	71.96	73.02	74.08	75.14	76.20	76.90	77.60	78.30	79.00	79.70	80.40	81.10	81.80	82.50	83.20	84.08	84.95	85.83	86.71
Venezuela												83.00	83.67	84.34	85.00	85.67	86.34	87.00	87.67	88.34	89.00	89.34	89.68	90.02	90.35	90.69	91.03	91.37	91.70	92.04	92.38	92.72	93.08	93.45	93.82	94.19	94.56	94.93	95.14	95.35	95.19	95.03	95.41	95.79	96.18	96.56	97.21
Vietnam										78.14	78.61	79.08	79.55	80.02	80.48	80.95	81.42	81.89	82.36	82.83	83.24	83.65	84.06	84.47	84.87	85.28	85.69	86.10	86.51	86.92	86.61	87.14	87.67	88.20	88.73	89.26	89.79	90.32	90.85	91.38	91.70	92.02	92.34	92.65	92.97	93.29	93.61	93.93	94.25	94.57
West Bank and Gaza																												79.76	81.05	82.34	83.62	84.91	86.19	87.48	88.77	89.26	89.76	90.35	90.75	91.48	91.85	92.25	93.22	93.77	94.10	94.53	94.89	95.28	95.74	95.91	96.20
Yemen																									17.06	18.85	20.65	22.44	24.24	26.03	27.82	29.62	31.41	33.21	35.00
Zambia																					57.36	57.63	57.90	58.17	58.44	58.72	58.99	59.26	59.53	59.80	60.48	61.16	61.84	59.83	57.82	55.81	53.80	51.79	60.44	69.09	77.75	78.41	79.08	79.75	80.42	81.08	81.75	82.42	83.08
Zimbabwe													71.85	72.52	73.19	73.85	74.52	75.19	75.85	76.52	77.18	77.85	78.52	78.60	78.68	78.76	78.84	78.92	79.01	79.09	79.17	79.25	79.33	79.41	79.50	79.58	79.66	79.74	79.82	79.90	79.98	80.07	82.81	85.54	88.28

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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