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High income
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Within the “High income” group, Uruguay leads Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 99, while Panama sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 96. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.749.574.298.9UruguayUruguay: 9998.9United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 9998.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 9897.9BahrainBahrain: 9897.8PanamaPanama: 9696.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Uruguay 99
2 United Arab Emirates 99
3 Saudi Arabia 98
4 Bahrain 98
5 Panama 96

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024, Uruguay leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 5 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Panama at 96.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.