<P> This is a list of countries by literacy rate . The figures represented are almost entirely collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on behalf of UNESCO with 2015 estimates based on people aged 15 or over who can read and write . Where data is taken from a different source, notes are provided . The data is collated by mostly using surveys within the last ten years which are self - declared by the persons in question . UIS provide estimates based on these for the year 2015 with a Global Age - specific Literacy Projections Model (GALP). </P> <P> 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 nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013); Oceania having 71.3%; South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015) and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> UNESCO </Th> <Th> Non-UNESCO literacy rate </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Literacy rate (all) </Th> <Th> Male literacy </Th> <Th> Female literacy </Th> <Th> Gender difference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> World </Td> <Td> 86.3% </Td> <Td> 90.0% </Td> <Td> 82.7% </Td> <Td> 7.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 38.2% </Td> <Td> 52.0% </Td> <Td> 24.2% </Td> <Td> 27.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 97.6% </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 96.8% </Td> <Td> 1.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 80.2% </Td> <Td> 87.2% </Td> <Td> 73.1% </Td> <Td> 14.0% </Td> <Td> 87.7% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 71.1% </Td> <Td> 82.0% </Td> <Td> 60.7% </Td> <Td> 21.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> 99.0% (2013) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> 98.0% </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.9% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> 96.9% </Td> <Td> 93.5% </Td> <Td> 3.5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 72.8% </Td> <Td> 75.6% </Td> <Td> 69.9% </Td> <Td> 5.7% </Td> <Td> 71% (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 82.7% </Td> <Td> 82.3% </Td> <Td> 83.0% </Td> <Td> - 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 38.4% </Td> <Td> 49.9% </Td> <Td> 27.3% </Td> <Td> 22.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 64.9% </Td> <Td> 73.1% </Td> <Td> 55.0% </Td> <Td> 18.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> 97.8% </Td> <Td> 93.6% </Td> <Td> 4.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 98.5% </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 97.5% </Td> <Td> 2.1% </Td> <Td> 97.2% (2013) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 88.5% </Td> <Td> 88.0% </Td> <Td> 88.9% </Td> <Td> - 0.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 91.7% </Td> <Td> 91.4% </Td> <Td> 92.1% </Td> <Td> - 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> 96.4% </Td> <Td> 97.7% </Td> <Td> 95.1% </Td> <Td> 2.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 36% </Td> <Td> 43.0% </Td> <Td> 29.3% </Td> <Td> 13.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 85.6% </Td> <Td> 88.2% </Td> <Td> 83.1% </Td> <Td> 5.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cabo Verde </Td> <Td> 87.6% </Td> <Td> 92.1% </Td> <Td> 83.1% </Td> <Td> 9.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 77.2% </Td> <Td> 84.5% </Td> <Td> 70.5% </Td> <Td> 13.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 75% </Td> <Td> 81.2% </Td> <Td> 68.9% </Td> <Td> 12.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 36.8% </Td> <Td> 50.7% </Td> <Td> 24.4% </Td> <Td> 26.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 40.2% </Td> <Td> 48.5% </Td> <Td> 31.9% </Td> <Td> 16.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 97.3% </Td> <Td> 97.4% </Td> <Td> 97.2% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 96.4% </Td> <Td> 98.2% </Td> <Td> 94.5% </Td> <Td> 3.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 94.7% </Td> <Td> 94.6% </Td> <Td> 94.8% </Td> <Td> - 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 77.8% </Td> <Td> 81.8% </Td> <Td> 73.7% </Td> <Td> 8.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo </Td> <Td> 79.3% </Td> <Td> 86.4% </Td> <Td> 72.9% </Td> <Td> 13.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo, Democratic Republic of the </Td> <Td> 77.3% </Td> <Td> 88.9% </Td> <Td> 66.0% </Td> <Td> 22.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 97.8% </Td> <Td> 97.7% </Td> <Td> 97.8% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> 43.1% </Td> <Td> 53.1% </Td> <Td> 32.5% </Td> <Td> 20.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 99.3% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 98.9% </Td> <Td> 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 0.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 91.8% </Td> <Td> 91.2% </Td> <Td> 92.3% </Td> <Td> - 1.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 94.5% </Td> <Td> 95.4% </Td> <Td> 93.5% </Td> <Td> 1.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 75.2% </Td> <Td> 83.2% </Td> <Td> 67.3% </Td> <Td> 16.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 88.4% </Td> <Td> 90.7% </Td> <Td> 86.4% </Td> <Td> 4.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> 95.3% </Td> <Td> 97.4% </Td> <Td> 93.0% </Td> <Td> 4.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 73.8% </Td> <Td> 82.4% </Td> <Td> 65.5% </Td> <Td> 16.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 49.1% </Td> <Td> 57.2% </Td> <Td> 41.1% </Td> <Td> 16.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 83.2% </Td> <Td> 85.3% </Td> <Td> 81.0% </Td> <Td> 4.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 55.5% </Td> <Td> 63.9% </Td> <Td> 47.6% </Td> <Td> 16.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 76.6% </Td> <Td> 82.0% </Td> <Td> 71.4% </Td> <Td> 10.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 97.7% </Td> <Td> 98.5% </Td> <Td> 96.9% </Td> <Td> 1.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 79.3% </Td> <Td> 84.7% </Td> <Td> 74.4% </Td> <Td> 10.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 30.4% </Td> <Td> 38.1% </Td> <Td> 22.8% </Td> <Td> 15.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 59.9% </Td> <Td> 71.8% </Td> <Td> 48.3% </Td> <Td> 23.5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 88.5% </Td> <Td> 87.2% </Td> <Td> 89.8% </Td> <Td> - 2.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 60.7% </Td> <Td> 64.3% </Td> <Td> 57.3% </Td> <Td> 7.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 88.5% </Td> <Td> 88.4% </Td> <Td> 88.6% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 99.0% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 72.1% </Td> <Td> 80.9% </Td> <Td> 62.8% </Td> <Td> 18.1% </Td> <Td> 74.0% (2011) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 93.9% </Td> <Td> 96.3% </Td> <Td> 91.5% </Td> <Td> 4.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 86.8% </Td> <Td> 91.2% </Td> <Td> 82.5% </Td> <Td> 8.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 43.7% </Td> <Td> 43.0% </Td> <Td> 38.0% </Td> <Td> 15.0% </Td> <Td> 78.5% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> 97.8% (2011) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 99.2% </Td> <Td> 99.4% </Td> <Td> 99.0% </Td> <Td> 0.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 88.7% </Td> <Td> 84.0% </Td> <Td> 93.1% </Td> <Td> - 9.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 97.9% (in 2012) </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 97.4% </Td> <Td> 1.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 78% </Td> <Td> 81.1% </Td> <Td> 74.9% </Td> <Td> 6.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, Democratic People's Republic of </Td> <Td> 100.0% </Td> <Td> 100.0% </Td> <Td> 100.0% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, Republic of </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 96.2% </Td> <Td> 96.9% </Td> <Td> 95.0% </Td> <Td> 1.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 99.4% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 79.9% </Td> <Td> 87.1% </Td> <Td> 72.8% </Td> <Td> 14.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 99.9% </Td> <Td> 99.9% </Td> <Td> 99.9% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 93.9% </Td> <Td> 96.0% </Td> <Td> 91.8% </Td> <Td> 4.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 79.4% </Td> <Td> 70.1% </Td> <Td> 88.3% </Td> <Td> - 18.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 47.6% </Td> <Td> 62.4% </Td> <Td> 32.8% </Td> <Td> 29.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 91% </Td> <Td> 96.7% </Td> <Td> 85.6% </Td> <Td> 11.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> 97.8% </Td> <Td> 98.8% </Td> <Td> 96.8% </Td> <Td> 2.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 64.7% </Td> <Td> 66.7% </Td> <Td> 62.6% </Td> <Td> 4.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 65.8% </Td> <Td> 73.0% </Td> <Td> 58.6% </Td> <Td> 14.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 94.6% </Td> <Td> 96.2% </Td> <Td> 93.2% </Td> <Td> 3.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 99.3% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 98.8% </Td> <Td> 0.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 38.7% </Td> <Td> 48.2% </Td> <Td> 29.2% </Td> <Td> 19.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 94.1% </Td> <Td> 92.5% </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> - 3.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 52.1% </Td> <Td> 62.6% </Td> <Td> 41.6% </Td> <Td> 21.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 90.6% </Td> <Td> 92.9% </Td> <Td> 88.5% </Td> <Td> 4.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 94.4% </Td> <Td> 95.6% </Td> <Td> 93.3% </Td> <Td> 2.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Micronesia </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 99.4% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 98.2% </Td> <Td> 98.6% </Td> <Td> - 0.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 98.0% </Td> <Td> 1.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 72.4% </Td> <Td> 82.7% </Td> <Td> 62.5% </Td> <Td> 20.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 58.8% </Td> <Td> 73.3% </Td> <Td> 45.4% </Td> <Td> 27.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 75.6% </Td> <Td> 80.0% </Td> <Td> 71.9% </Td> <Td> 8.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 81.9% </Td> <Td> 79.2% </Td> <Td> 84.5% </Td> <Td> - 5.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 64.7% </Td> <Td> 75.6% </Td> <Td> 55.1% </Td> <Td> 20.5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 82.8% </Td> <Td> 82.4% </Td> <Td> 83.2% </Td> <Td> - 0.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 19.1% </Td> <Td> 27.3% </Td> <Td> 11.0% </Td> <Td> 16.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 59.6% </Td> <Td> 69.2% </Td> <Td> 49.7% </Td> <Td> 19.5% </Td> <Td> 71.6% (2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 94.8% </Td> <Td> 96.9% </Td> <Td> 90.0% </Td> <Td> 6.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 56.4% </Td> <Td> 69.6% </Td> <Td> 42.7% </Td> <Td> 26.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 95% </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> 94.4% </Td> <Td> 1.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 64.2% </Td> <Td> 65.6% </Td> <Td> 62.8% </Td> <Td> 2.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 95.6% </Td> <Td> 96.1% </Td> <Td> 95.0% </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 94.5% </Td> <Td> 97.3% </Td> <Td> 91.7% </Td> <Td> 5.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 96.3% </Td> <Td> 95.8% </Td> <Td> 96.8% </Td> <Td> - 1.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.9% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 95.4% </Td> <Td> 96.9% </Td> <Td> 94.1% </Td> <Td> 2.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 97.8% </Td> <Td> 97.9% </Td> <Td> 97.3% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 98.8% </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 98.5% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 70.5% </Td> <Td> 73.2% </Td> <Td> 68.0% </Td> <Td> 5.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> 99% </Td> <Td> 98.9% </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> - 0.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sao Tome and Principe </Td> <Td> 74.9% </Td> <Td> 81.8% </Td> <Td> 68.4% </Td> <Td> 13.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 94.7% </Td> <Td> 97.0% </Td> <Td> 91.1% </Td> <Td> 5.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 55.7% </Td> <Td> 68.5% </Td> <Td> 43.8% </Td> <Td> 24.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> 99.1% </Td> <Td> 97.2% </Td> <Td> 1.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 95.2% </Td> <Td> 94.7% </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> - 1.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 48.1% </Td> <Td> 58.7% </Td> <Td> 37.7% </Td> <Td> 21.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 96.8% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 95.1% </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> 84.1% (2015) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 94.3% </Td> <Td> 95.5% </Td> <Td> 93.1% </Td> <Td> 2.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> 26.8% </Td> <Td> 34.8% </Td> <Td> 19.2% </Td> <Td> 15.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 97.5% </Td> <Td> 1.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 92.6% </Td> <Td> 93.6% </Td> <Td> 91.7% </Td> <Td> 1.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 53.5% </Td> <Td> 59.80% </Td> <Td> 46.7% </Td> <Td> 13.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 95.6% </Td> <Td> 96.1% </Td> <Td> 95.0% </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 87.5% </Td> <Td> 87.4% </Td> <Td> 87.5% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 86.4% </Td> <Td> 91.7% </Td> <Td> 81.0% </Td> <Td> 10.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania, United Republic of </Td> <Td> 80.3% </Td> <Td> 84.8% </Td> <Td> 75.9% </Td> <Td> 9.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 96.7% </Td> <Td> 96.6% </Td> <Td> 96.7% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> 67.5% </Td> <Td> 71.5% </Td> <Td> 63.4% </Td> <Td> 8.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 66.5% </Td> <Td> 78.3% </Td> <Td> 55.3% </Td> <Td> 23.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> 99.4% </Td> <Td> 99.3% </Td> <Td> 99.4% </Td> <Td> - 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 99% </Td> <Td> 99.2% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> 0.5% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 81.8% </Td> <Td> 89.6% </Td> <Td> 74.2% </Td> <Td> 15.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 95% </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 91.8% </Td> <Td> 6.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuvalu </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 73.9% </Td> <Td> 80.8% </Td> <Td> 66.9% </Td> <Td> 14.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.8% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 93.8% </Td> <Td> 93.1% </Td> <Td> 95.8% </Td> <Td> - 2.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States of America </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> not reported by UNESCO 2015 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 98.4% </Td> <Td> 98.1% </Td> <Td> 98.7% </Td> <Td> - 0.6% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 99.6% </Td> <Td> 99.7% </Td> <Td> 99.5% </Td> <Td> 0.3% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 85.2% </Td> <Td> 86.6% </Td> <Td> 83.8% </Td> <Td> 2.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 95.4% </Td> <Td> 95.0% </Td> <Td> 95.7% </Td> <Td> - 0.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 94.5% </Td> <Td> 96.3% </Td> <Td> 92.8% </Td> <Td> 3.4% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 70.1% </Td> <Td> 85.1% </Td> <Td> 55.0% </Td> <Td> 30.1% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 63.4% </Td> <Td> 70.9% </Td> <Td> 56.0% </Td> <Td> 14.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 86.5% </Td> <Td> 88.5% </Td> <Td> 84.6% </Td> <Td> 4.0% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> UNESCO </Th> <Th> Non-UNESCO literacy rate </Th> </Tr>

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