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Adult literacy by country 2024 | worldgovdata
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Adult literacy
World Bank (WDI)
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170 countries · 1970–2024
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2024
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1
Georgia
99.7%
2
Uruguay
98.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
98.8%
4
Mongolia
98.6%
5
West Bank and Gaza
97.9%
6
Saudi Arabia
97.9%
7
Bahrain
97.8%
8
Bolivia
96.7%
9
Panama
96.2%
10
Mexico
95.6%
11
Colombia
95.3%
12
Paraguay
94.9%
13
Brazil
94.7%
14
Jordan
94.4%
15
Dominican Republic
94%
16
Peru
93.7%
17
Ecuador
93.5%
18
Sri Lanka
92.7%
19
South Africa
91.2%
20
Lesotho
90.4%
21
El Salvador
89.8%
22
Cabo Verde
88.5%
23
Honduras
88.3%
24
Guatemala
82.1%
25
India
78.2%
26
Uganda
77%
27
Zambia
71.8%
28
Nigeria
70.4%
29
Mali
35.6%
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