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[[File:World map of countries by literacy rate.svg|300px|thumb|World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over]]
This is a list of countries by [[literacy]] rate.

The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with [[Developed country|developed nations]] having a rate of 99.2% (2013), [[South Asia|South]] and [[West Asia]] having 70.2% (2015), and [[sub-Saharan Africa]] at 64.0% (2015).<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web|url=http://data.uis.unesco.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=EDULIT_DS&popupcustomise=true&lang=en#|title=Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years (both sexes, female, male)|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|work=[[UNESCO Institute for Statistics|UIS]] Data Centre|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in [[South Asia]], [[West Asia]], and [[sub-Saharan Africa]], and women represent almost two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally.<ref name="CIA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html#136|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003138/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html#136|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2007|title=Country Comparison to the World of Literacy Rate|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|work=[[The World Factbook]]|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>

== List of UN member states by age group and gender disparity ==

Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/topic/LIT|title=UIS Tellmaps|website=tellmaps.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref>{{blockquote|'''Youth''': Percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.<p>'''Adult''': Percentage of the population aged 25 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.</p><p>'''Elderly''': Percentage of the population aged 65 years and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, "literacy" also encompasses "numeracy", the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.</p><p>'''Gender Parity Index (GPI)''': The gender parity index (GPI) of the youth literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 to 24 years. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity.</p>}}

<big><big>''"*"''</big></big> ''indicates "Literacy in country or territory" or "Education in country or territory" links.''
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers" style="text-align:right;"
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!  rowspan=2 | Country !!  colspan=2 |Youth<br />(15 to 24) !!  colspan=2 |Adult<br />(25+) !!  colspan=2 |Elderly<br />(65+) !!  colspan=2 |Youth Gender<br />Parity Index
|- class="static-row-header" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"
! Rate !! Year !! Rate !! Year !! Rate !! Year !! Rate !! Year
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Afghanistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 65.0 || 2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-05 |title=Interview: "Literacy rate in Afghanistan increased to 43 per cent" {{!}} UIL |url=https://uil.unesco.org/interview-literacy-rate-afghanistan-increased-43-cent |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205135342/https://uil.unesco.org/interview-literacy-rate-afghanistan-increased-43-cent |archive-date=2021-12-05 }}</ref>|| 31.7 || 2011 || 20.3 || 2011 || 0.5 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Albania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2012 || 97.2 || 2012 || 86.9 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Algeria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 93.8 || 2008 || 75.1 || 2008 || 19.5 || 2008 || 1.0 || 2008
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| {{flagg|us*eft|American Samoa|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.7 || 1980 || 97.3 || 1980 || 92.7 || 1980 || 1.0 || 1980
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Andorra|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Angola|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 77.4 || 2014 || 66.0 || 2014 || 27.0 || 2014 || 0.8 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Anguilla|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 1984 || 95.4 || 1984 || 88.0 || 1984 || 1.0 || 1984
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Antigua and Barbuda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  || 98.9 || 2015 ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Argentina|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.5 || 2016 || 99.1 || 2016 || 97.9 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Armenia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2011 || 99.7 || 2011 || 98.9 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Aruba|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 2010 || 96.8 || 2010 || 88.9 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Australia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.6 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Austria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Azerbaijan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2016 || 99.8 || 2016 || 98.4 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bahamas|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bahrain|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.0 || 2001 || 86.5 || 2001 || 42.3 || 2001 || 1.0 || 2001
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bangladesh|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 94.9 || 2019 || 74.7 || 2019 || 39.4 || 2019 || 1.03 || 2019
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Barbados|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2014 || 99.6 || 2014 || 98.5 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Belarus|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2009 || 99.6 || 2009 || 98.6 || 2009 || 1.0 || 2009
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Belgium|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Belize|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 77.6 || 1991 || 70.3 || 1991 || 44.8 || 1991 || 1.0 || 1991
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Benin|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 52.5 || 2012 || 32.9 || 2012 || 7.0 || 2012 || 0.6 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bermuda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bhutan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 87.3 || 2012 || 57.0 || 2012 || 14.9 || 2012 || 0.9 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bolivia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.4 || 2015 || 92.5 || 2015 || 67.5 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bonaire|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bosnia and Herzegovina|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2013 || 97.0 || 2013 || 86.0 || 2013 || 1.0 || 2013
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Botswana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.7 || 2014 || 87.7 || 2014 || 40.7 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Brazil|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2020 || 92.0 || 2015 || 74.3 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|British Virgin Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Brunei Darussalam|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.4 || 2011 || 96.1 || 2011 || 61.6 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Bulgaria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.9 || 2011 || 98.4 || 2011 || 97.5 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Burkina Faso|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 50.1 || 2014 || 34.6 || 2014 || 8.4 || 2014 || 0.8 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Burundi|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 79.6 || 2014 || 61.6 || 2014 || 24.9 || 2014 || 0.9 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cabo Verde|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.1 || 2015 || 86.8 || 2015 || 36.8 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cambodia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 92.2 || 2015 || 80.5 || 2015 || 53.1 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cameroon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 80.6 || 2010 || 71.3 || 2010 || 26.1 || 2010 || 0.9 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Canada|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cayman Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 98.9 || 2007 || 98.9 || 2007 || 94.7 || 2007 || 1.0 || 2007
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Central African Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 36.4 || 2010 || 36.8 || 2010 || 35.7 || 2010 || 0.6 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Chad|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 30.8 || 2016 || 22.3 || 2016 || 7.0 || 2016 || 0.6 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Chile|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.4 || 2015 || 96.9 || 2015 || 89.9 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|China|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS?locations=CN|title=Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) - China {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> || 2018 || 96.8<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS?locations=CN|title=Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - China|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> || 2018 || 73.9 || 2010 || 1.0<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.FM.ZS?locations=CN|title=Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) - China {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> || 2018
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Hong Kong|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Macao|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2016 || 96.5 || 2016 || 81.2 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Colombia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.7 || 2016 || 94.7 || 2016 || 81.4 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Comoros|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 71.6 || 2012 || 49.2 || 2012 || 12.8 || 2012 || 0.9 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Congo, Rep.|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 80.9 || 2011 || 79.3 || 2011 || 73.1 || 2011 || 0.9 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Congo, Dem. Rep.|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 85.0 || 2016 || 77.0 || 2016 || 48.0 || 2016 || 0.9 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cook Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Costa Rica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 2011 || 97.4 || 2011 || 90.4 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Côte d'Ivoire|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 53.0 || 2014 || 43.9 || 2014 || 18.0 || 2014 || 0.8 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Croatia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2011 || 99.1 || 2011 || 97.1 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cuba|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2012 || 99.8 || 2012 || 99.2 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Curaçao|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Cyprus|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2011 || 98.7 || 2011 || 93.8 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Czech Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Denmark|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Djibouti|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Dominica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Dominican Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 98.8 || 2016 || 93.8 || 2016 || 79.8 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Ecuador|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 2016 || 94.4 || 2016 || 77.7 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Egypt|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 93.9 || 2017 || 71.2 || 2017 || 43.2 || 2013 || 1.0 || 2017
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| {{flagg|us*eft|El Salvador|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.0 || 2016 || 88.5 || 2017 || 65.7 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Equatorial Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.2 || 2014 || 95.0 || 2014 || 67.2 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Eritrea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 87.0 || 2008 || 64.7 || 2008 || 20.9 || 2008 || 0.9 || 2008
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Estonia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2011 || 99.9 || 2011 || 99.7 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Eswatini|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 93.5 || 2010 || 83.1 || 2010 || 45.2 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Ethiopia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 55.0 || 2007 || 39.0 || 2007 || 13.6 || 2007 || 0.7 || 2007
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Faeroe Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Falkland Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Fiji|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Finland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|France|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|French Guiana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 91.3 || 1982 || 82.9 || 1982 || 69.7 || 1982 ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|French Polynesia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Gabon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 88.5 || 2012 || 82.3 || 2012 || 60.6 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Gambia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 60.8 || 2013 || 42.0 || 2013 || 10.4 || 2013 || 0.9 || 2013
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Georgia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2014 || 99.6 || 2014 || 99.1 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Germany|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Ghana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 85.7 || 2010 || 71.5 || 2010 || 34.9 || 2010 || 0.9 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Gibraltar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Greece|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.8 || 2011 || 97.4 || 2011 || 92.5 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Greenland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}}<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=World Factbook  |title=Greenland |orig-date=Last updated 16 May 2023 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/greenland/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513214534/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/greenland/ |archive-date=13 May 2023 |language=en |chapter=People and Culture: Literacy}}</ref> ||100.0 || 2015  ||  ||  ||  || || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Grenada|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2014 || 98.6 || 2014 || 96.2 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guadeloupe|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2014 || 96.0 || 2014 || 82.9 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guam|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 1990 || 99.4 || 1990 || 95.9 || 1990 || 1.0 || 1990
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guatemala|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 94.4 || 2014 || 81.3 || 2014 || 50.7 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 46.3 || 2014 || 32.0 || 2014 || 13.1 || 2014 || 0.7 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guinea-Bissau|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 60.4 || 2014 || 45.6 || 2014 || 19.5 || 2014 || 0.7 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Guyana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.7 || 2014 || 85.6 || 2014 || 49.9 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Haiti|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 72.3 || 2006 || 48.7 || 2006 || 8.5 || 2006 || 0.9 || 2006
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Holy See|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Honduras|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.1 || 2016 || 89.0 || 2016 || 66.3 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Hungary|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.8 || 2014 || 99.1 || 2014 || 99.1 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Iceland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|India|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 95.7 || 2018 || 75.4 || 2018 || 45.4 || 2018 || 0.97 || 2018
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Indonesia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2016 || 95.4 || 2016 || 70.1 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Iran|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.1 || 2016 || 85.5 || 2016 || 36.8 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Iraq|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 93.5 || 2017 || 85.6 || 2017 || 20.4 || 2013 || 0.9 || 2013
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Ireland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Isle of Man|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Israel|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.6 || 1983 || 91.8 || 1983 || 79.8 || 1983 || 1.0 || 1983
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Italy|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2011 || 98.8 || 2011 || 96.7 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Jamaica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.3 || 2014 || 88.1 || 2014 || 66.6 || 2014 || 1.1 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Japan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Jordan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 2012 || 97.9 || 2012 || 87.7 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Kazakhstan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2010 || 99.8 || 2010 || 99.5 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Kenya|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 86.5 || 2014 || 78.7 || 2014 || 54.0 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Kiribati|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Korea, North|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 100.0 || 2008 || 100.0 || 2008 || 100.0 || 2008 || 1.0 || 2008
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Korea, South|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Kuwait|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2017 || 96.1 || 2018 || 69.5 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2017
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Kyrgyzstan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2009 || 99.2 || 2009 || 92.5 || 2009 || 1.0 || 2009
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Laos|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 92.5 || 2015 || 84.7 || 2015 || 58.6 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Latvia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2011 || 99.9 || 2011 || 99.9 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Lebanon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2009 || 91.2 || 2009 || 60.2 || 2009 || 1.0 || 2009
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Lesotho|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 86.6 || 2014 || 76.6 || 2014 || 51.4 || 2014 || 1.2 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Liberia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 49.1 || 2007 || 42.9 || 2007 || 32.8 || 2007 || 0.6 || 2007
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Libya|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.6 || 2004 || 86.1 || 2004 || 24.2 || 2004 || 1.0 || 2004
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Liechtenstein|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Lithuania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2011 || 99.8 || 2011 || 99.8 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Luxembourg|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Madagascar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 76.8 || 2012 || 71.6 || 2012 || 49.4 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Malawi|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 72.9 || 2015 || 62.1 || 2015 || 35.1 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Malaysia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.2 || 2001 || 89.5 || 2001 || 47.1 || 2001 || 1.0 || 2001
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Maldives|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 99.3 || 2014 || 98.6 || 2014 || 92.8 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Mali|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 49.4 || 2015 || 33.1 || 2015 || 13.6 || 2015 || 0.6 || 2015
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| {{flagg|us*eft|Malta|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.9 || 2011 || 93.3 || 2011 || 85.8 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Marshall Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 98.5 || 2011 || 98.3 || 2011 || 89.4 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Martinique|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2014 || 96.9 || 2014 || 88.1 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mauritania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 56.1 || 2007 || 45.5 || 2007 || 26.6 || 2007 || 0.7 || 2007
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mauritius|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.1 || 2011 || 93.2 || 2016 || 64.6 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mayotte|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mexico|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.1 || 2016 || 94.9 || 2016 || 78.9 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Micronesia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Monaco|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mongolia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.5 || 2010 || 98.3 || 2010 || 94.6 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Montenegro|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2011 || 98.4 || 2011 || 93.9 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Montserrat|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Morocco|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.7<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-11-27|title=Morocco|url=http://uis.unesco.org/country/MA|access-date=2021-01-19|website=uis.unesco.org}}</ref> || 2018 || 73.8<ref name=":0" /> || 2018 || 34.1<ref name=":0" /> || 2018 || 0.99<ref>{{Cite web|title=UIS Statistics|url=http://data.uis.unesco.org/#|access-date=2021-01-19|website=data.uis.unesco.org}}</ref> || 2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mozambique|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 70.5 || 2015 || 56.0 || 2015 || 26.0 || 2015 || 0.8 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Myanmar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 84.8 || 2016 || 75.6 || 2016 || 58.2 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Namibia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 94.4 || 2011 || 88.3 || 2011 || 56.7 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nauru|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nepal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 84.8 || 2011 || 68 || 2018 || 20.8 || 2011 || 0.9 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Netherlands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|New Caledonia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2014 || 97.8 || 2014 || 90.6 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|New Zealand|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nicaragua|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 87.0 || 2005 || 78.0 || 2005 || 49.2 || 2005 || 1.0 || 2005
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Niger|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 39.8 || 2012 || 30.6 || 2012 || 13.7 || 2012 || 0.7 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nigeria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 66.4 || 2008 || 51.1 || 2008 || 21.6 || 2008 || 0.8 || 2008
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Niue|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|North Macedonia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.7 || 2002 || 96.1 || 2002 || 82.5 || 2002 || 1.0 || 2002
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Northern Mariana Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Norway|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Oman|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.7 || 2017 || 96.1 || 2017 || 41.9 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Pakistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 74.5 || 2017 || 59.1 || 2017 || 27.1 || 2017 || 0.83 || 2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Palau|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.7 || 2015 || 96.6 || 2015 || 84.7 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Palestine|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 99<ref name="West Bank and Gaza">{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.1524.LT.ZS?most_recent_value_desc=true&locations=PS|title=Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) - West Bank and Gaza Data|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref> || 2020 || 97<ref name="West Bank and Gaza"/> || 2019 || 63.9 || 2016 || 1.13<ref name="West Bank and Gaza"/> || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Panama|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.6 || 2010 || 94.1 || 2010 || 80.9 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Papua New Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 67.9 || 2010 || 61.6 || 2010 || 33.0 || 2010 || 1.1 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Paraguay|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.5 || 2016 || 94.7 || 2016 || 77.8 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Peru|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.9 || 2016 || 94.1 || 2017 || 77.7 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Philippines|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 98.1 || 2013 || 96.4 || 2013 || 90.1 || 2013 || 1.0 || 2013
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Pitcairn|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Poland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2008 || 98.7 || 2008 || 93.0 || 2008 || 1.0 || 2008
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Portugal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.4 || 2011 || 94.5 || 2011 || 80.5 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Puerto Rico|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.8 || 2010 || 92.4 || 2017 || 84.5 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Qatar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 95.9 || 2004 || 89.0 || 2004 || 41.0 || 2004 || 1.0 || 2004
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Republic of Moldova|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.5 || 2012 || 99.1 || 2012 || 95.8 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Romania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.0 || 2011 || 98.6 || 2011 || 96.8 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Russian Federation|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2010 || 99.7 || 2010 || 99.2 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Rwanda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 85.1 || 2014 || 70.8 || 2014 || 24.3 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Réunion|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 95.7 || 1982 || 78.6 || 1982 || 42.0 || 1982 || 1.0 || 1982
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Helena|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  || 96.0 || 1998 ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Kitts and Nevis|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Lucia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.5 || 1982 || 99.3 || 1982 || 98.5 || 1982 || 1.0 || 1982
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint-Martin|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Samoa|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2011 || 99.0 || 2011 || 96.3 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|San Marino|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sao Tome and Principe|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.7 || 2012 || 90.1 || 2012 || 49.6 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saudi Arabia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.2 || 2013 || 94.4 || 2013 || 51.4 || 2013 || 1.0 || 2013
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Senegal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 69.5 || 2017 || 51.9 || 2017 || 21.5 || 2013 || 0.8 || 2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Serbia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.7 || 2016 || 98.8 || 2016 || 96.6 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Seychelles|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 99.0 || 2010 || 94.0 || 2010 || 71.5 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sierra Leone|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 57.0 || 2013 || 32.4 || 2013 || 3.7 || 2013 || 0.8 || 2013
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Singapore|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2016 || 97.0 || 2016 || 84.0 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sint Maarten|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Slovakia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Slovenia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2014 || 99.7 || 2014 || 99.3 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Solomon Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  || 76.6 || 1999 ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Somalia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|South Africa|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.0 || 2015 || 94.4 || 2015 || 72.1 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|South Sudan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 36.7 || 2008 || 26.8 || 2008 || 11.0 || 2008 || 0.7 || 2008
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Spain|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.6 || 2016 || 98.3 || 2016 || 94.7 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sri Lanka|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.9 || 2017 || 91.9 || 2017 || 81.0 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.0 || 1970 || 95.6 || 1970 || 91.0 || 1970 || 1.0 || 1970
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sudan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 65.8 || 2008 || 53.5 || 2008 || 24.3 || 2008 || 0.9 || 2008
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Suriname|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.7 || 2012 || 92.9 || 2012 || 76.0 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Svalbard and Jan Mayen |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sweden|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Switzerland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Syrian Arab Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 92.5 || 2004 || 80.8 || 2004 || 39.0 || 2004 || 1.0 || 2004
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tajikistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.9 || 2014 || 99.8 || 2014 || 98.1 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tanzania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 85.8 || 2015 || 77.9 || 2015 || 43.5 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Thailand|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.1 || 2015 || 92.9 || 2015 || 78.7 || 2015 || 1.0 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Timor-Leste|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 79.5 || 2010 || 58.3 || 2010 || 11.2 || 2010 || 1.0 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Togo|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 84.3 || 2015 || 63.7 || 2015 || 20.4 || 2015 || 0.9 || 2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tokelau|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tonga|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.4 || 2011 || 99.4 || 2011 || 98.9 || 2011 || 1.0 || 2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Trinidad and Tobago|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.3 || 1990 || 96.9 || 1990 || 82.8 || 1990 || 1.0 || 1990
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tunisia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 96.2 || 2014 || 79.0 || 2014 || 39.8 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Turkey|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.6 || 2016 || 96.2 || 2016 || 88.1 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Turkmenistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.8 || 2014 || 99.7 || 2014 || 97.6 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Turks and Caicos Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tuvalu|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uganda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 83.7 || 2012 || 70.2 || 2012 || 36.1 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ukraine|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 100.0 || 2012 || 100.0 || 2012 || 100.0 || 2012 || 1.0 || 2012
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United Arab Emirates|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 95.0 || 2005 || 90.0 || 2005 || 42.1 || 2005 || 1.0 || 2005
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United Kingdom|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United States|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United States Virgin Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uruguay|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.9 || 2017 || 98.6 || 2017 || 97.1 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uzbekistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 100.0 || 2016 || 100.0 || 2016 || 99.8 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Vanuatu|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 95.3 || 2014 || 84.7 || 2014 || 44.2 || 2014 || 1.0 || 2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Venezuela|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.8 || 2016 || 97.1 || 2016 || 88.1 || 2016 || 1.0 || 2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Viet Nam|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.1 || 2009 || 95.8 || 2019 || 76.9 || 2009 || 1.0 || 2009
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Wallis and Futuna |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Western Sahara|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Yemen|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 77.0 || 2004 || 54.1 || 2004 || 13.7 || 2004 || 0.7 || 2004
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Zambia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 88.7 || 2010 || 83.0 || 2010 || 52.3 || 2010 || 0.9 || 2010
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Zimbabwe|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 90.4 || 2014 || 88.7 || 2014 || 81.1 || 2014 || 1.1 || 2014
|}

==List of UN member and observer states by adult literacy rate==
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{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers"
|-class=static-row-header
! rowspan="2" width="200px" | Country
! colspan="5" | Literacy rate<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=List of Countries By Literacy Rate |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-highest-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Literacy - The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/literacy/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.cia.gov}}</ref> {{Text-source inline}}
|-class=static-row-header
! width="75px" | Total
! width="75px" | Male
! width="75px" | Female
! width="75px" | Gender gap
! width="75px" | Year
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Afghanistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||37.3%
|52.1%
|22.6%
|29.5%
|2021
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Albania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.1%
|98.5%
|97.8%
|0.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Algeria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 81.4%
|87.4%
|75.3%
|12.1%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Andorra|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|100.0%
|100.0%
|0.0%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Angola|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||71.1%
|82.0%
|60.7%
|21.3%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Antigua and Barbuda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 99.0%
|98.4%
|99.4%
|1.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Argentina|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|98.9%
|99.1%
|0.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Armenia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.7%
|0.1%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Australia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Austria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Azerbaijan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.9%
|99.7%
|0.2%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bahamas|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bahrain|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.5%
|99.9%
|94.9%
|5.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bangladesh|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 74.66%
|76.56%
|72.82%
|3.72%
|2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star Digital |date=2022-07-27 |title=Bangladesh's literacy rate now 74.66% |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/youth/education/news/bangladeshs-literacy-rate-now-7466-3080701 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Barbados|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.6%
|99.6%
|99.6%
|0.0%
|2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Belarus|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.9%
|99.9%
|99.9%
|0.0%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Belgium|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Belize|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||83.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Benin|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||42.4%
|54.0%
|31.1%
|22.9%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bhutan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||66.6%
|75.0%
|57.1%
|17.9%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bolivia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||92.5%
|96.5%
|88.6%
|7.9%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bosnia and Herzegovina|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 98.5%
|99.5%
|97.5%
|2.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Botswana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||88.5%
|88.0%
|88.9%
|0.9%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Brazil|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||93.2%
|93.0%
|93.4%
|0.4%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Brunei|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.2%
|98.1%
|93.4%
|4.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Bulgaria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.4%
|98.7%
|98.1%
|0.6%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Burkina Faso|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||39.3%
|49.2%
|31.0%
|18.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Burundi|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||68.4%
|76.3%
|61.2%
|15.1%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Cabo Verde|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||86.8%
|91.7%
|82.0%
|9.7%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Cambodia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||80.5%
|86.5%
|75.0%
|11.5%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Cameroon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||77.1%
|82.6%
|71.6%
|11.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Canada|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Central African Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||37.4%
|49.5%
|25.8%
|23.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Chad|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||22.3%
|31.3%
|14.0%
|17.3%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Chile|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.3%
|96.3%
|96.3%
|0.0%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|China|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.8%
|98.5%
|95.2%
|3.3%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Colombia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.6%
|95.4%
|95.9%
|0.5%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Comoros|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||58.8%
|64.6%
|53.0%
|11.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Congo, Republic of the |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||80.3%
|86.1%
|74.6%
|11.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Congo, Democratic Republic of the |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||77.0%
|88.5%
|66.5%
|22.0%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Costa Rica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.9%
|97.8%
|97.9%
|0.1%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ivory Coast|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||89.9%
|93.1%
|86.7%
|6.4%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Croatia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.3%
|99.7%
|98.9%
|0.8%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Cuba|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.9%
|99.8%
|0.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Cyprus|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.1%
|99.5%
|98.7%
|0.8%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Czech Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||99.0%
|99.0%
|99.0%
|0.0%
|2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Denmark|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Djibouti|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Dominica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||92.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Dominican Republic|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||93.8%
|93.8%
|93.8%
|0.0%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ecuador|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||93.6%
|94.8%
|92.5%
|2.3%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Egypt|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||71.2%
|76.5%
|65.5%
|11.0%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|El Salvador|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||89.1%
|91.3%
|87.3%
|4.0%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Equatorial Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.3%
|97.4%
|93.0%
|4.4%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Eritrea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||76.6%
|84.4%
|68.9%
|15.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Estonia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.8%
|0.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ethiopia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||51.8%
|57.2%
|44.4%
|12.8%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Fiji|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.1%
|99.1%
|99.1%
|0.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Finland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|France|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Gabon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||84.7%
|85.9%
|83.4%
|2.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Gambia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||50.8%
|61.8%
|41.6%
|20.2%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Georgia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.6%
|99.7%
|99.5%
|0.2%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Germany|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ghana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||79.0%
|83.5%
|74.5%
|9.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Greece|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.9%
|98.5%
|97.4%
|1.1%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Grenada|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.6%
|98.6%
|98.6%
|0.0%
|2014
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Guatemala|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||80.8%
|85.3%
|76.7%
|8.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||39.6%
|54.4%
|27.7%
|26.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Guinea-Bissau|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||59.9%
|71.8%
|48.3%
|23.5%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Guyana|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||88.5%
|87.2%
|89.8%
|2.6%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Haiti|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||61.7%
|65.3%
|58.3%
|7.0%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Honduras|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||88.5%
|88.2%
|88.7%
|0.5%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Hungary|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.1%
|99.1%
|99.0%
|0.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Iceland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|India|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 74.4%
|82.4%
|65.8%
|16.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Indonesia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.0%
|97.4%
|94.6%
|2.8%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Iran|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||85.5%
|90.4%
|80.8%
|9.6%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Iraq|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 85.6%
|91.2%
|79.9%
|11.3%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ireland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Israel|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 97.8%
|98.7%
|96.8%
|1.9%
|2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Italy|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.2%
|99.4%
|99.0%
|0.4%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Jamaica|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||88.7%
|84.0%
|93.1%
|9.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Japan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Jordan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.2%
|98.6%
|97.8%
|0.8%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Kazakhstan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.7%
|0.1%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Kenya|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||81.5%
|85.0%
|78.2%
|6.8%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Kiribati|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|100.0%
|100.0%
|0.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Korea, Republic of |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Kuwait|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.5%
|97.1%
|95.4%
|1.7%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Kyrgyzstan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.6%
|99.7%
|99.5%
|0.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Laos|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||84.7%
|90.0%
|79.4%
|10.6%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Latvia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.9%
|99.9%
|99.9%
|0.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Lebanon|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.1%
|96.9%
|93.3%
|3.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Lesotho|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||79.4%
|70.1%
|88.3%
|18.2%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Liberia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||48.3%
|62.7%
|34.1%
|28.6%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Libya|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||91.0%
|96.7%
|85.6%
|11.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Liechtenstein|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Lithuania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.8%
|0.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Luxembourg|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Madagascar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||76.7%
|78.4%
|75.1%
|3.3%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Malawi|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||62.1%
|69.8%
|55.2%
|14.6%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Malaysia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.0%
|96.2%
|93.6%
|2.6%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Maldives|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||97.7%
|97.3%
|98.1%
|0.8%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mali|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||35.5%
|46.2%
|25.7%
|20.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Malta|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||94.5%
|93.0%
|96.0%
|3.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Marshall Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||98.3%
|98.3%
|98.2%
|0.1%
|2011
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mauritania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||53.5%
|63.7%
|43.4%
|20.3%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mauritius|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||91.3%
|93.4%
|89.4%
|4.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mexico|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.2%
|96.1%
|94.5%
|1.6%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Micronesia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Moldova|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.4%
|99.7%
|99.1%
|0.6%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Monaco|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mongolia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.2%
|99.1%
|99.2%
|0.1%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Montenegro|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.8%
|99.5%
|98.3%
|1.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Morocco|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||73.8%
|83.3%
|64.6%
|18.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Mozambique|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||60.7%
|72.6%
|50.3%
|22.3%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Myanmar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||89.1%
|92.4%
|86.3%
|6.1%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Namibia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||91.5%
|91.6%
|91.4%
|0.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nauru|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nepal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||67.9%
|78.6%
|59.7%
|18.9%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Netherlands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|New Zealand|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nicaragua|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||82.6%
|82.4%
|82.8%
|0.4%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Niger|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||35.1%
|43.6%
|26.7%
|16.9%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Nigeria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 62.0%
|71.3%
|52.7%
|18.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|North Macedonia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.4%
|99.1%
|97.6%
|1.5%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Norway|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Oman|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.7%
|97.0%
|92.7%
|4.3%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Pakistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} || 58.0%
|69.3%
|46.5%
|22.8%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Palau|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.6%
|96.8%
|96.3%
|0.5%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Panama|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.7%
|98.8%
|95.4%
|3.4%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Papua New Guinea|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||64.2%
|65.6%
|62.8%
|2.8%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Paraguay|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||94.5%
|94.9%
|94.2%
|0.7%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Peru|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||94.5%
|97.0%
|92.0%
|5.0%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Philippines|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||96.3%
|95.7%
|96.9%
|1.2%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Poland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.9%
|99.7%
|0.2%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Portugal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.1%
|97.4%
|95.1%
|2.3%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Palestine|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 97%<ref name="West Bank and Gaza"/>
|99%
|96%
|3%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Qatar|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||93.5%
|92.4%
|94.7%
|2.3%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Romania|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.8%
|99.1%
|98.6%
|0.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Russia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.7%
|99.7%
|99.7%
|0.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Rwanda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||73.2%
|77.6%
|69.4%
|8.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Kitts and Nevis|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Lucia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||90.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Samoa|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.1%
|99.0%
|99.2%
|0.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|San Marino|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.9%
|99.9%
|99.9%
|0.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|São Tomé and Príncipe|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||92.8%
|96.2%
|89.5%
|6.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Saudi Arabia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.6%
|98.6%
|96.0%
|2.6%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Senegal|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||51.9%
|64.8%
|39.8%
|25.0%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Serbia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.5%
|99.9%
|99.1%
|0.8%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Seychelles|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||95.9%
|95.4%
|96.4%
|1.0%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sierra Leone|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||43.2%
|51.6%
|39.8%
|11.8%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Singapore|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.5%
|98.9%
|96.1%
|2.8%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Slovakia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Slovenia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.7%
|99.7%
|99.7%
|0.0%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Solomon Islands|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} || 77.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Somalia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||39.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|South Africa|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.0%
|95.5%
|94.5%
|1.0%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|South Sudan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||34.5%
|40.3%
|28.9%
|11.4%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Spain|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.6%
|99.0%
|98.2%
|0.8%
|2020
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sri Lanka|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||92.3%
|93.0%
|91.6%
|1.4%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sudan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||60.7%
|65.4%
|56.1%
|9.3%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Suriname|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||94.4%
|96.1%
|92.7%
|3.4%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Eswatini|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||88.4%
|88.3%
|88.5%
|0.2%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Sweden|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Switzerland|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Syria|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||86.4%
|91.7%
|81.0%
|10.7%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Taiwan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.70%
|99.73%
|97.69%
|2.05%
|2017
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tajikistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.7%
|0.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tanzania, United Republic of |pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||77.9%
|83.2%
|73.1%
|10.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Thailand|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||93.8%
|95.2%
|92.4%
|2.8%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Timor-Leste|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||68.1%
|71.9%
|64.2%
|7.7%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Togo|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||66.5%
|80.0%
|55.1%
|24.9%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tonga|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.4%
|99.4%
|99.5%
|0.1%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Trinidad and Tobago|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|99.2%
|98.7%
|0.5%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tunisia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||81.8%
|89.6%
|74.2%
|15.4%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Turkey|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||96.7%
|99.1%
|94.4%
|4.7%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Turkmenistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.7%
|99.8%
|99.6%
|0.2%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Tuvalu|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uganda|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||76.5%
|82.7%
|70.8%
|11.9%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Ukraine|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||99.8%
|99.8%
|99.7%
|0.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United Arab Emirates|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||97.6%
|98.0%
|96.9%
|1.1%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United Kingdom|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||99.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|United States of America|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in|the=y}} ||86.0%
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uruguay|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||98.8%
|98.5%
|99.0%
|0.5%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Uzbekistan|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||100.0%
|100.0%
|100.0%
|0.0%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Vanuatu|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||87.5%
|88.3%
|86.7%
|1.6%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Venezuela|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||97.1%
|97.0%
|97.2%
|0.2%
|2016
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Vietnam|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||95.8%
|97.0%
|94.6%
|2.4%
|2019
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Yemen|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||70.1%
|85.1%
|55.0%
|30.1%
|2015
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Zambia|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||86.7%
|90.6%
|83.1%
|7.5%
|2018
|-
| {{flagg|us*eft|Zimbabwe|pref=Literacy in|pref2=Education in}} ||86.5%
|88.5%
|84.6%
|3.9%
|2015
|-
|'''World'''
|'''86.7%'''
|'''90.1%'''
|'''83.3%'''
|'''6.8%'''
|'''2020'''
|}

== List of other states and territories ==
<!-- This list may be expanded to include any disputed sovereignty which has valid sources, however avoid country subdivisions -->
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Territory!!Literacy rate (all)!!Male literacy!!Female literacy!!Gender difference{{Efn|A positive value indicates that the ''male'' literacy rate is higher.
A negative value indicates that the ''female'' literacy rate is higher.}}!!Year!!Note
|-
| {{flag|Aruba}}||97.5%||97.5%||97.5%||0.0%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||A constituent country of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]].
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}||98.9%||98.7%||99.0%||−0.3%||2007<ref name="UNESCO"/>||An [[British Overseas Territories|overseas territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]].
|-
| {{flag|Guadeloupe}}||96.5%||96.4%||96.6%||−0.2%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||[[Overseas department and region|Overseas region/department]] of [[France]].
|-
| {{flag|Guam}}||99.8%||99.8%||99.8%||0.0%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||An [[Unincorporated territories of the United States|unincorporated]] and [[Territories of the United States|organized territory]] of the [[United States]].
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}||91.9%||96.6%||87.5%||9.1%||2003<ref name="CIA"/>||Member of two [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]] ([[World Bank Group]] and [[International Monetary Fund]]). It is claimed by [[Serbia]].
|-
| {{flag|Macau}}||96.2%||98.0%||94.6%||3.4%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||A [[Special administrative regions of China|special administrative region]] of [[China]].
|-
| {{flag|Martinique}}||97.0%||97.6%||96.4%||1.2%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||[[Overseas department and region|Overseas region/department]] of [[France]].
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia}}||96.9%||97.3%||96.5%||0.8%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||[[Overseas department and region|Overseas region/department]] of [[France]].
|-
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}||93.3%||92.8%||93.8%||−1.0%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||[[Unincorporated territories of the United States|Unincorporated territory]] of the [[United States]].
|-
| {{flag|Réunion}}||93.9%||93.2%||94.5%||−1.3%||2015<ref name="UNESCO"/>||[[Overseas department and region|Overseas region/department]] of [[France]].
|}

==See also==
*[[International Literacy Day]]
*[[Compulsory education]]
*[[List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate]]
*[[List of Brazilian states by literacy rate]]
*[[Programme for International Student Assessment]], which focuses on developed countries
*[[Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies]]
*[[Progress in International Reading Literacy Study]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS World Bank – Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)], for historical use.

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[[Category:Lists of countries|Literacy]]
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