Countries by Literacy Rate — Full List 2026

Name: Countries by Literacy Rate 2022
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Which countries have the highest literacy rates? This table ranks every nation by the percentage of the population age 15+ that can read and write, a fundamental indicator of educational development.

122 countries ranked·Source: CIA World Factbook·Last updated: 2022

#	Country	Region	Literacy Rate (%)
1	Tokelau	Australia-Oceania	100.0%
2	Palau	Australia-Oceania	100.0%
3	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	100.0%
4	Tuvalu	Australia-Oceania	100.0%
5	Ukraine	Europe	100.0%
6	Russia	Central Asia	99.9%
7	Belarus	Europe	99.9%
8	San Marino	Europe	99.9%
9	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	99.9%
10	Wallis and Futuna	Australia-Oceania	99.8%
11	Azerbaijan	Middle East	99.8%
12	Armenia	Middle East	99.8%
13	Georgia	Middle East	99.7%
14	Spain	Europe	99.7%
15	Niue	Australia-Oceania	99.5%
16	Italy	Europe	99.3%
17	Serbia	Europe	99.3%
18	Romania	Europe	99.2%
19	Argentina	South America	99.1%
20	Uruguay	South America	98.9%
21	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	98.8%
22	Mongolia	East and Southeast Asia	98.6%
23	Kiribati	Australia-Oceania	98.6%
24	Montenegro	Europe	98.5%
25	Philippines	East and Southeast Asia	98.5%
26	Maldives	South Asia	98.2%
27	Samoa	Australia-Oceania	98.0%
28	West Bank	Middle East	98.0%
29	Gaza, Gaza Strip	Middle East	98.0%
30	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	97.9%
31	Bahrain	Middle East	97.8%
32	Albania	Europe	97.7%
33	Cuba	Central America and Caribbean	97.7%
34	Singapore	East and Southeast Asia	97.7%
35	Oman	Middle East	97.3%
36	Turkey	Middle East	97.3%
37	Venezuela	South America	97.2%
38	China	East and Southeast Asia	96.7%
39	Nauru	Australia-Oceania	96.6%
40	Kuwait	Middle East	96.5%
41	Chile	South America	96.4%
42	Ecuador	South America	96.3%
43	Panama	Central America and Caribbean	96.3%
44	Vietnam	East and Southeast Asia	96.1%
45	Indonesia	East and Southeast Asia	96.0%
46	Malaysia	East and Southeast Asia	95.8%
47	Marshall Islands	Australia-Oceania	95.8%
48	Bolivia	South America	95.6%
49	Colombia	South America	95.3%
50	Mexico	North America	95.0%

51	Paraguay	South America	94.9%
52	Brazil	South America	94.8%
53	Jordan	Middle East	94.8%
54	Syria	Middle East	94.4%
55	Mauritius	Africa	94.3%
56	The Dominican	Central America and Caribbean	94.0%
57	Peru	South America	93.7%
58	Burma	East and Southeast Asia	93.5%
59	Zimbabwe	Africa	93.2%
60	Sri Lanka	South Asia	92.7%
61	Puerto Rico	Central America and Caribbean	92.4%
62	Lebanon	Middle East	92.0%
63	South Africa	Africa	91.2%
64	Tonga	Australia-Oceania	91.1%
65	Thailand	East and Southeast Asia	91.1%
66	Eswatini	Africa	90.8%
67	Lesotho	Africa	90.4%
68	El Salvador	Central America and Caribbean	89.8%
69	Gabon	Africa	88.9%
70	Cabo Verde	Africa	88.5%
71	Honduras	Central America and Caribbean	88.2%
72	Vanuatu	Australia-Oceania	88.0%
73	Belize	Central America and Caribbean	87.9%
74	Namibia	Africa	87.6%
75	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	87.4%
76	Tunisia	Africa	86.2%
77	Iran	Middle East	86.0%
78	Guyana	South America	85.6%
79	Iraq	Middle East	84.1%
80	Guatemala	Central America and Caribbean	82.1%
81	India	South Asia	81.7%
82	Egypt	Africa	79.5%
83	Bangladesh	South Asia	79.0%
84	Rwanda	Africa	78.8%
85	Tanzania	Africa	78.2%
86	Ghana	Africa	76.5%
87	Comoros	Africa	75.8%
88	Laos	East and Southeast Asia	75.6%
89	Madagascar	Africa	74.7%
90	DRC	Africa	73.6%
91	Cameroon	Africa	72.6%
92	Togo	Africa	72.6%
93	Timor-Leste	East and Southeast Asia	72.5%
94	Cambodia	East and Southeast Asia	71.9%
95	Burundi	Africa	71.4%
96	Zambia	Africa	71.1%
97	Malawi	Africa	70.2%
98	Papua New Guinea	East and Southeast Asia	70.1%
99	Uganda	Africa	69.1%
100	Nepal	South Asia	68.7%
101	Haiti	Central America and Caribbean	68.0%
102	Angola	Africa	66.2%
103	Bhutan	South Asia	64.9%
104	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	63.9%
105	Nigeria	Africa	63.2%
106	Mozambique	Africa	61.7%
107	Ethiopia	Africa	60.5%
108	Mauritania	Africa	59.5%
109	Pakistan	South Asia	58.9%
110	Somalia	Africa	54.1%
111	The Gambia	Africa	51.6%
112	Benin	Africa	51.4%
113	Senegal	Africa	50.4%
114	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	50.0%
115	Sierra Leone	Africa	43.6%
116	Central African Republic	Africa	42.4%
117	Burkina Faso	Africa	41.4%
118	Guinea	Africa	39.6%
119	Afghanistan	South Asia	37.3%
120	Niger	Africa	35.6%
121	Mali	Africa	35.5%
122	Chad	Africa	30.6%

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  author = {Bamwor},
  title = {Countries by Literacy Rate 2022},
  year = {2022},
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