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Literacy rate by country 2024 | worldgovdata
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203 countries · 1899–2024
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2024
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Georgia
99.7%
2
Qatar
99.3%
3
Uruguay
98.9%
4
United Arab Emirates
98.8%
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Mongolia
98.6%
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West Bank and Gaza
97.9%
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Saudi Arabia
97.9%
8
Bahrain
97.8%
9
Bolivia
96.7%
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Panama
96.2%
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Mexico
95.6%
12
Colombia
95.3%
13
Paraguay
94.9%
14
Brazil
94.7%
15
Jordan
94.4%
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Dominican Republic
94%
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Peru
93.7%
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Ecuador
93.5%
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Sri Lanka
92.7%
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South Africa
91.2%
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Lesotho
90.5%
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El Salvador
89.8%
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Cabo Verde
88.5%
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Honduras
88.3%
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Guatemala
82.1%
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India
78.2%
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Uganda
77%
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Zambia
71.8%
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Nigeria
70.4%
30
Mali
35.6%
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